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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medal does Luther get for his part in the hospital attack?
(a) Distinguished Service Medal.
(b) Bronze Star.
(c) Meritorious Service Medal.
(d) Silver Star.

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

3. How old is Charles when he goes to Vietnam?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 21,

4. Where does Haywood spend his last six months in the army?
(a) Fort Carson, Colorado.
(b) Anniston Army Depot, Alabama.
(c) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(d) Fort Bliss, Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boxes of grenades does Luther throw during the hospital attack?

2. Why is Luther chosen to escort the Gemini 10 astronauts to sick bay?

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

4. When does Luther fly into Saigon?

5. Where does Light Bulb do his basic training?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Richard do when some white guys in a car cut him off and honked the horn?

2. How does Light Bulb lose a stripe and get a fine?

3. During the attack on the hospital, what does Luther pray when he is under fire?

4. What is the standard operating procedure when Haywood's division would go into a village?

5. Why couldn't Richard sleep the first night he was home?

6. Why does Malik go into the service?

7. What does Luther think he hears one evening outside his bunker at the hospital?

8. Why did Mr. Ku Klux Klan change his mind about blacks?

9. Why isn't Light Bulb's father pleased when he enlists?

10. What does Charles say is his first contact with a real man?

(see the answer keys)

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