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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. About how many Vietnamese surround Norman when his plane is shot down?
(a) 45.
(b) 35.
(c) 90.
(d) 50.

2. When does Joseph retire?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1981.

3. Who is the dog handler in Archie's regiment?
(a) Corporal Rome.
(b) Cripes.
(c) Lance Corporal Oliver.
(d) Anderson.

4. What does Robert Mountain do his first three months in country?
(a) Combat paratrooper.
(b) Forward observer.
(c) Armorer.
(d) Interpreter.

5. How many tons of food supplies does Joseph's unit find when they go into Cambodia?
(a) 5 tons.
(b) 15 tons.
(c) 20 tons.
(d) 10 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medal does Archie earn for his part in the capture of two Russian-made guns?

2. How many Christmases does Robert Daniels spend in the hospital after he is injured?

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

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

5. How many Bronze Stars does Arthur receive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Vietnamese call Arthur "Montagnard"?

3. How poor is Edgar when he joins the marines?

4. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

5. How does Don feel when the North Vietnamese began taking over South Vietnam?

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

7. 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?

8. Why doesn't Joseph Anderson allow his men to take the trails and paths?

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

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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