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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Postscript: China Beach—Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Day Tripper and Mayhew from respectively?
(a) Chicago and Detroit
(b) Detroit and New York City
(c) Detroit and Kansas City
(d) Kansas City and Atlanta

2. From where is the young marine departing?
(a) Hanoi
(b) Khe Sanh
(c) My Lai
(d) Saigon

3. What do most of the soldiers try to avoid in one way or another?
(a) Getting shot at
(b) Wearing their dog tags
(c) Dreaming
(d) Going back to America

4. With which newspaper is Peter Braestrup associated?
(a) Boston Globe
(b) Philadelphia Enquirer
(c) Washington Post
(d) New York Times

5. Why do many soldiers miss details that could have kept them alive?
(a) COs do not tell them
(b) They do not care to live
(c) Loss of Hearing
(d) Fatigue

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trick to survival?

2. What do the soldiers do in China Beach?

3. What does ARVN stand for?

4. Where is Day Tripper and Mayhew's bunker located?

5. How does Herr find the conditions now in Khe Sanh?

(see the answer key)

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