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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 does Richard go for therapy?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center.
(b) Womack Army Medical Center.
(c) Walter Reed Hospital.
(d) General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital.

2. During what time of day is Luther's hospital in attacked?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 2:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

3. What type of torpedoes do the VC put down to blow the fence at the hospital where Luther works?
(a) Bangalore torpedo.
(b) Stingray Torpedo.
(c) Mark 14 torpedo.
(d) Kaiten torpedo.

4. If Haywood's group is doing combat assault of a village, where would the command post be?
(a) About 100 yards from the village.
(b) In the center of the village.
(c) About 500 yards from the village.
(d) On the edge of the village.

5. Why should Richard have been in the rear rather than in combat?
(a) Heart murmur.
(b) Bad hip.
(c) Bad shoulder.
(d) Bad knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Richard go on disability after serving as a federal agent?

2. What training does Charles get at Lai Khe?

3. What job does Haywood chose when he goes home?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the robbery that Haywood plans and executes.

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

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

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

9. Why does Malik have to spend seven days in the brig?

10. What will Charles do if he is ever asked to fight overseas again?

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