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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the youngest American soldier who died in combat in Vietnam?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

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

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

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

5. What reimbursement does Emmanuel give for a house?
(a) About $50.
(b) About $9.
(c) About $200.
(d) About $100.

6. How does Charles get out of the field in Vietnam?
(a) By enlisting for three more years.
(b) By enlisting for four more years.
(c) By getting injured.
(d) By requesting a transfer.

7. 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.

8. How old was Haywood in 1960?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

9. Why does Richard go on disability after serving as a federal agent?
(a) He was shot in the leg.
(b) He was shot in the shoulder.
(c) He was shot in the chest.
(d) He was shot in the head.

10. Whose name does Light Bulb look up first when he goes to the Vietnam Memorial?
(a) Michael Shea.
(b) James Plummer.
(c) Robert Draper.
(d) LeRoy Tafoya.

11. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Pool.

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

13. 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) 5 years.
(d) 50 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Charles need to be able to take a class at the junior college?

2. Where does Haywood go to basic training?

3. Where does Haywood spend his last six months in the army?

4. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?

5. How long does Richard stay at his church his first night home?

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