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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?
(a) Amusing.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Dirty.

2. During a fight with Vietnamese soldiers, where is Richie shot?
(a) In his neck.
(b) In his leg.
(c) In his stomach.
(d) In his back.

3. Why does the large black soldier in the breakfast hall suggest that the three of them should stick together?
(a) Because they are all in the same platoon.
(b) Because they are all poor.
(c) Because they are all black.
(d) Because they are all afraid.

4. Who tells Richie that there is no meaning to the war in Vietnam?
(a) Rings.
(b) Brew.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Brunner.

5. What is the name of the extraordinarily strong black soldier that Richie and Peewee meet?
(a) Samson.
(b) Richardson.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of home remedy does Peewee purchase from a local healer?

2. When the troops go on pacification missions, who are they trying to convince the villagers are the enemy?

3. What reason does Captain Stewart give to the soldiers as to why they will be going on a reconnaissance mission?

4. How many months does the squad sergeant have before his tour is complete?

5. Which soldier does Lobel lament always dies in wars?

(see the answer key)

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