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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part III Breathing In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the American soldiers get marijuana?
(a) From their COs
(b) From Vietnamese soldiers
(c) In the mountains
(d) At the PX

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

3. What does NVA stand for?
(a) Northern Vietnam Airways
(b) Northern Veterans Association
(c) Nanking Vinh Army
(d) North Vietnamese Army

4. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1970
(b) 1954
(c) 1945
(d) 1975

5. When does the Tet Offensive begin?
(a) January 30,1968
(b) January 31, 1969
(c) July 4, 1965
(d) July 31, 1967

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Americans best at fighting?

2. What does Herr say is the reason he came to Vietnam?

3. What is the trick to survival?

4. What does one soldier do when he sees Herr's bloody nose?

5. What do most of the soldiers try to avoid in one way or another?

(see the answer key)

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