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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

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

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

4. Where does Haywood go to basic training?
(a) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(b) Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
(c) Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(d) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

5. Who does Luther save in the water before his tour in Vietnam?
(a) Guys in a helicopter.
(b) Guys in a boat.
(c) Guys in a life raft.
(d) A sailor who falls overboard.

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

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

8. How many more months did Light Bulb have to serve when he left Vietnam?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

9. How many men is Luther told that he shot and killed?
(a) 47.
(b) 27.
(c) 15.
(d) 38.

10. What job does Haywood chose when he goes home?
(a) Sanitation Department.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Post Office.
(d) Police Force.

11. What was the unemployment rate of black veterans?
(a) Half the rate of white veterans.
(b) Double the rate of white veterans.
(c) 90 percent more than white veterans.
(d) 80 percent more than white veterans.

12. Out of fifty villages burned by Haywood's platoon, how many have VC suspects?
(a) 4.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) About 12.

13. What news reporter is in the Amtrac with Malik on August 5, 1965?
(a) Homer Bigart.
(b) Martha Gellhorn.
(c) Walter Cronkite.
(d) Morley Safer.

14. Where does Luther live when he is at the hospital in Vietnam?
(a) In a room in the hospital.
(b) In a bunker he built outside.
(c) In a hut.
(d) In the barracks.

15. Why is Luther chosen to escort the Gemini 10 astronauts to sick bay?
(a) He is a nurse.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a medic.
(d) He works in the pharmacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reimbursement does Emmanuel give for a house?

2. Who was president when Wallace Terry was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

3. How many months of training in Vietnamese language, customs, and history does Luther have before going to Vietnam?

4. Who are killed when Brooks fires a grenade launcher?

5. Where was Wallace Terry working when he was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

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