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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Breathing Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herr compares combat veterans to what?
(a) Firefighters
(b) Psychiatric patients
(c) Living Zombies
(d) Rock and Roll veterans

2. What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight?
(a) The Beatles
(b) Jimi Hendrix
(c) Elvis Presley
(d) Buddy Holly

3. Who is the correspondent Herr travels with across the DMZ?
(a) Dana Stone
(b) Steven Miles
(c) Karsten Prager
(d) Seann Flynn

4. The VC conserves what?
(a) Ammunition
(b) Troops
(c) Weapon stores
(d) Food

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trick to survival?

2. What does Davies' in-country wife do for a living?

3. Who gets regular leave to China Beach?

4. What two kinds of drugs do the soldiers turn to?

5. How old is Page on his next birthday?

(see the answer key)

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