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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of torpedoes do the VC put down to blow the fence at the hospital where Luther works?
(a) Kaiten torpedo.
(b) Mark 14 torpedo.
(c) Stingray Torpedo.
(d) Bangalore torpedo.

3. When does Luther fly into Saigon?
(a) January 1969.
(b) September 1970.
(c) April 1968.
(d) May 1967.

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

5. When Light Bulb arrives in the area near the Ia Drang Valley, how long had a man been standing on a mine?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

7. How many siblings does Haywood have?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

8. Where is Light Bulb's home town?
(a) East St. Louis, Illinois.
(b) Phoenix, Louisiana.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

9. Which was the last branch of the service to integrate?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Air Force.

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

11. In the early years of the Vietnam War, what percent of fatalities were blacks?
(a) 45 percent.
(b) 11 percent.
(c) 33 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

12. When did Richard graduate from high school?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1964.

13. Where does Light Bulb do his basic training?
(a) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
(b) Fort Knox, Kentucky.
(c) Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
(d) Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

14. When do Haywood and the others rob the post office?
(a) January 1970.
(b) December 1969.
(c) April 1969.
(d) May 1970.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Haywood in 1960?

2. What does Light Bulb's father do for a living?

3. How many days and nights does Charles say that it rains during monsoon season?

4. How does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?

5. How does Charles get out of the field in Vietnam?

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