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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. What is Arthur's nickname around camp?
(a) Immortal.
(b) Montagnard.
(c) Cyclops.
(d) Initiator.

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

3. What is Robert Mountain's mother's job?
(a) Human resources manager.
(b) Guidance counselor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Paralegal.

4. How old is Robert Daniels when he has his first birthday party?
(a) 3.
(b) 19.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

5. Why is the smell so awful when Stephen and his battalion find a downed helicopter?
(a) The helicopter had been down two weeks.
(b) The helicopter had been down for seven days.
(c) The helicopter had been down for three weeks.
(d) The helicopter had been down for ten days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the plane Norman is in when it is hit by a surface-to-air missile?

2. Who takes Robert Holcomb to the Army induction center?

3. When Robert Mountain enlists, what does he want to do in the army?

4. When does Arthur get out of the military?

5. What country is Norman going to for combat missions against Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Norman's job in the Air Force?

2. Who does Stephen look for to follow when fighting is heavy?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What is Robert Mountain's training like at Fort Benning?

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

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

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

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

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