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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Malik and his regiment use to burn down huts?
(a) Zippos.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Torches.
(d) Matches and dry brush.

2. How does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?
(a) He says an an old wound is bothering him.
(b) He pretends he has a relapse of malaria.
(c) He comes down with bronchitis.
(d) He cuts himself.

3. How old is Haywood when he is told his unit is going to Chicago to the Democratic convention?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

4. How many times does Luther have to watch an interrogation to make sure the prisoners are treated properly?
(a) Once.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Six times.

5. What is the name of Haywood's division?
(a) Red squad.
(b) Blue squad.
(c) Montagnards.
(d) Cacti Green.

6. During the attack on the hospital, What does Luther fire at the VC when he is on top of the bunker?
(a) BAR.
(b) M-16.
(c) M-4 grease gun.
(d) .38 Smith and Wesson Phantom.

7. How much money did Charles need to be able to take a class at the junior college?
(a) $27.
(b) $68.
(c) $57.
(d) $95.

8. What network is covering Malik and his regiment on August 5, 1965?
(a) CBS.
(b) NBC.
(c) CNN.
(d) ABC.

9. How many siblings does Emmanuel have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

10. Where does Haywood spend his last six months in the army?
(a) Fort Bliss, Texas.
(b) Fort Carson, Colorado.
(c) Anniston Army Depot, Alabama.
(d) Fort Benning, Georgia.

11. What kind of an infection does Charles get when they are out in the rain during monsoon season?
(a) Foot infection.
(b) Eye infection.
(c) Ear infection.
(d) Kidney infection.

12. About how many villages does Haywood's platoon burn down?
(a) 35-40.
(b) 45-50.
(c) 50-75 villages.
(d) 75-100.

13. How long does a Vietnamese interpreter tell Light Bulb that the Vietnamese had been fighting a war?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Hundreds of years.

14. When Light Bulb and his unit are trying to extricate a helicopter that had been shot down, what do they keep hearing in the night?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Viet Cong.
(d) Goats.

15. Why is Haywood and his unit going to Chicago to the Democratic convention?
(a) Security.
(b) Riot patrol.
(c) Swat duty.
(d) They were to be looking for bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Gillis?

2. When Louis dies, how much time did he have before he would have gone home?

3. How many men is Luther told that he shot and killed?

4. During what time of day is Luther's hospital in attacked?

5. When is the last time Emmanuel hears from his Vietnamese wife?

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