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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What nationality are many of the shop owners in the area around the hospital where Luther works?
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Thai.
(d) Chinese.

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

6. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Gillis?
(a) Breaks his arm.
(b) Breaks his jaw.
(c) Blows out his eardrums.
(d) Blows his leg off below the knee.

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

8. 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 out his eardrums.
(c) Blows the fillings out of his teeth.
(d) Blows off two fingers on his right hand.

9. When is Luther's hospital attacked?
(a) January 15, 1969.
(b) August 27, 1967.
(c) April 27, 1970.
(d) May 14, 1968.

10. How old was Malik when he joined the Marines?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

11. What is the name of Richard's church?
(a) Antioch Pentecostal Church.
(b) Way of the Cross Church.
(c) Church of the Open Door.
(d) First Baptist Church.

12. 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.

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

14. How many months of training in Vietnamese language, customs, and history does Luther have before going to Vietnam?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Richard graduate from high school?

2. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?

3. Where does Richard go for therapy?

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

5. Where were Charles's family from?

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