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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part II Colleagues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who set the booby trap on the latrine?
(a) The VC
(b) Vietnamese civilians
(c) The reporters
(d) A soldier gone crazy

2. What do the soldiers do in China Beach?
(a) Resupply ammunition, weapons, and fuel supplies of other troops
(b) Engage in training missions
(c) Work in rice fields
(d) Soak up the sun, take hot showers, eat hot food

3. What event occurs at the same time as the Khe Sanh battle?
(a) Herr's birthday
(b) The Beatles visit Saigon
(c) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Page dies in battle

4. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?
(a) Good luck charms
(b) A knife in their boot
(c) A handgun
(d) An extra grenade

5. Herr encounters a soldier with a bag full of what?
(a) Dried human ears
(b) Dog tags
(c) Buffalo patties
(d) Marijuana

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herr say plays behind the young marine's eyes?

2. Where are Day Tripper and Mayhew from respectively?

3. What do men do to reduce glare?

4. What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight?

5. According to Herr, no parents want their son to return with this.

(see the answer key)

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