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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Wallace Terry working when he was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?

3. How old was Malik when he joined the Marines?

4. Where does Luther live when he is at the hospital in Vietnam?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to a white guy from D.C. that Haywood meets just after joining Tango Squad?

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

3. What three alternatives does Charles have after his third dream?

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

5. Describe the robbery that Haywood plans and executes.

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

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

8. What does Luther do when Gillis says they should do something about the injured during the hospital attack because they are corpsmen?

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

10. What does Haywood remember about night movement in a monsoon?

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