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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the new Lieutenant of Richie's platoon.
(a) Gearhart.
(b) Granger.
(c) Gingham.
(d) Giddings.

2. Which of RIchie's high school teachers told him to stop being an observer in life?
(a) His gym teacher.
(b) His chemistry teacher.
(c) His math teacher.
(d) His English teacher.

3. What state is the extraordinarily strong black soldier from?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Lousiana.

4. How does Lieutenant Doyle feel about this war?
(a) That this war is the supreme battle of good versus evil.
(b) That if America hadn't stepped in, Vietnam would crumble.
(c) That it is not his war to fight.
(d) That the Vietnamese deserve to be attacked.

5. When Lobel is on patrol, what does he imagine is following him?
(a) A film camera.
(b) A black panther.
(c) His mother.
(d) The enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richie feel about seeing his fellow soldier die during their first patrol?

2. What does Jenkins tell Richie that he fears about being in the army?

3. How many soldiers in Richie's platoon are promoted after the village ambush?

4. During the attack in which the first enemy soldier is killed, why doesn't Richie shoot anyone?

5. Who does Richie tell Lobel he wishes he could write to?

(see the answer key)

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