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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 does Haywood avoid going to Chicago?
(a) He pretends he has a relapse of malaria.
(b) He cuts himself.
(c) He comes down with bronchitis.
(d) He says an an old wound is bothering him.

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

3. 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.

4. How many times does Luther have to watch an interrogation to make sure the prisoners are treated properly?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Six times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which was the last branch of the service to integrate?

3. Where were Charles's family from?

4. How many siblings does Emmanuel have?

5. When does Luther fly into Saigon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in 1975 when Luther is in a room at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Norfolk?

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

3. What is Haywood's most fearful moment?

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

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

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

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

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

9. By 1969, what new type of black soldier appeared in Vietnam?

10. What dreams did Charles have?

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