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

2. When does Luther fly into Saigon?
(a) January 1969.
(b) May 1967.
(c) April 1968.
(d) September 1970.

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

4. During the attack on the hospital, What does Luther fire at the VC when he is on top of the bunker?
(a) M-16.
(b) .38 Smith and Wesson Phantom.
(c) BAR.
(d) M-4 grease gun.

5. What does Richard do when he joins the police department back home?
(a) SWAT team.
(b) Undercover narcotics agent.
(c) Motorcycle officer.
(d) Detective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the blast from the weapon that the VC fire at the bunker during the hospital attack do to Luther?

2. How many men is Luther told that he shot and killed?

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

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

5. When Louis dies, how much time did he have before he would have gone home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't officers want to be saluted at the front?

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

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

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

5. What types of things would Luther order for the Vietnamese?

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

7. Why did some guys call Emmanuel a VC sympathizer?

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

9. What did Haywood see in a vision when he was twelve?

10. Why does Malik go into the service?

(see the answer keys)

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