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

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

3. How many tons of Soviet weapons and ammunition are found by Joseph's unit in Cambodia?
(a) 25 tons.
(b) 100 tons.
(c) 50 tons.
(d) 35 tons.

4. How old is Stephen when he is drafted?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

5. What year does Don get to Vietnam?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stephen say that Puff the Magic Dragon is damaged and four Cobras are lost?

2. How many programs does Norman help to institute to make the Navy a better branch of service for the blacks?

3. How old is Robert Daniels when he has his first birthday party?

4. What college does Robert Mountain attend before and after the war?

5. What does Robert Mountain do his first three months in country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the FBI want Robert Holcomb to do for them?

5. What does Archie's regiment find after they have been following a trail for twelve days in the jungle?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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