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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 long is Robert Mountain in the hospital while his stump heals?
(a) Four months.
(b) Six months.
(c) About a year.
(d) Three months.

2. Where does Norman grow up?
(a) Greenville, South Carolina.
(b) Norfolk, Virginia.
(c) Jackson, Mississippi.
(d) Atlanta Georgia.

3. When does Arthur get out of the military?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1971.

4. What is Norman doing at the time Terry interviews him?
(a) Working for Cummins Engine Company.
(b) Working for Amtrak.
(c) Working for IBM.
(d) Working for Boeing.

5. How many soldiers does Archie lose from his regiment?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Edgar when his father died?

3. Archie and his men capture two huge Russian-made guns. Where does one of the guns go after the war?

4. How long after Robert Daniels joins the army does he go to Vietnam?

5. Why is the smell so awful when Stephen and his battalion find a downed helicopter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are explosives brought in to blow up the ammo dump at Long Binh?

4. Why does Arthur Woodley kill another GI in February 1969?

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

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

7. How is Norman able to attend college and become an office in the Air Force?

8. Who are the two soldiers that are killed under Archie's command?

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

10. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

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