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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 Norman come down when he ejects from his plane on July 20?
(a) Near Hai Phong.
(b) Near Son Tay.
(c) South of Hanoi.
(d) 30 miles northwest of Hanoi.

2. Who is Stephen's first white friend?
(a) Eric.
(b) Kenny.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Rosey.

3. How long is Norman a prisoner of war?
(a) Over six years.
(b) Nearly five years.
(c) About nine years.
(d) Four years.

4. What college does Robert Mountain attend before and after the war?
(a) Savannah State.
(b) University of North Carolina.
(c) University of South Carolina.
(d) University of Georgia.

5. How old is Arthur Woodley when he goes to Vietnam?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joseph's rank when he goes to Vietnam?

2. How far did Norman walk to get on a school bus when he was a child?

3. How many days does Arthur have left in country when he leaves the field?

4. What does Robert Mountain say he was trained to do at Fort Benning?

5. How old was Edgar when his father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Robert Daniels about the way the Vietnamese seem to thrive in the United States?

2. What hurts Archie when he returns to the United States?

3. How is Robert Daniels injured?

4. Why does Robert Holcomb go back to Vietnam in 1982?

5. What injuries does Robert Mountain sustain when he is hit outside his bunker?

6. What are some stupid things that Don believes increased the likelihood of attack or problems with the Vietnamese?

7. What does Don write in a letter to President Johnson?

8. Why does Robert Mountain have to have his leg amputated again, this time below the knee?

9. What happens to the platoon that Joseph and his men have to find that is dropped into a landing zone called LZ Pink in the Central Highlands?

10. What does Archie say that southerners would feel when they learn there was a black officer in charge of them?

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