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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do many of the correspondents act during the war?
(a) As if they are on vacation
(b) As if they are government officials
(c) As if it is a war movie
(d) As if they are soldiers

2. The Special Forces man who kills one enemy and frees one prisoner is rewarded for killing how many and rescuing how many?
(a) Killing 1 and rescuing 1
(b) Killing 1 and rescuing 5
(c) Killing 14 and rescuing 6
(d) Killing 2 and rescuing 1

3. Herr learns that Mayhew died by _____________________________.
(a) a heart attack
(b) an ambush
(c) being hit directly in the chest
(d) a self-inflicted gunshot wound

4. Herr compares the landscape around Khe Sanh to what?
(a) A volcanic eruption
(b) A dead body
(c) A moonscape
(d) A beautiful painting

5. What is the weapon that kills Mayhew?
(a) AK-47
(b) RPG (rocket-propelled grenade)
(c) Land mine
(d) M-16

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Marines finally leave Khe Sanh?

2. What news of Day Tripper does Herr receive at China Beach?

3. Why do the men hear continuous machine gun fire at night?

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

5. What two things mark his visits with friends?

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