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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times does Studs Armstrong reenlist to stay in Vietnam?
(a) Four times.
(b) Two times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

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

4. What does Haywood's father do?
(a) Chef.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Factory worker.
(d) Teacher.

5. What does Gillis use to stop an armored personnel carrier during the hospital attack?
(a) BAR.
(b) Machine gun.
(c) Torpedo.
(d) Antitank rounds.

6. How much schooling did Charles's father have?
(a) Second-grade education.
(b) Eighth-grade education.
(c) Fourth-grade education.
(d) High-school education.

7. Where does Richard hold a party to arrest some drug pushers?
(a) Hotel Wyatt.
(b) Ambassador Hotel.
(c) Embassy Motel.
(d) Diplomat Motel.

8. How many Bronze Stars does Richard receive in Vietnam?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

10. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Luther?
(a) Blows the fillings out of his teeth.
(b) Blows off two fingers on his right hand.
(c) Blows out his eardrums.
(d) Breaks his hip.

11. Who was president when Wallace Terry was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Richard Nixon.

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

13. What training does Charles get at Lai Khe?
(a) Guerrilla warfare.
(b) Auto mechanic.
(c) Welding.
(d) Intelligence.

14. When Haywood is sleeping in a rice paddy in the lowlands during monsoon season, how high does the water get?
(a) Up to his ankles.
(b) Up to his neck.
(c) Up to his chest.
(d) Up to his waist.

15. When does Charles leave the military?
(a) August 1973.
(b) December 1972.
(c) April 1971.
(d) March 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. What street is Richard, his mother, and his wife driving on when white guys cut in front of them and blow the horn?

2. When Light Bulb arrives in the area near the Ia Drang Valley, how long had a man been standing on a mine?

3. Where did Light Bulb go to college for a semester before enlisting?

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

5. What is the name of Haywood's division?

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