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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richie do when Brew is dying?
(a) Promises to write a letter to his mother.
(b) Holds his hand.
(c) Prays with him.
(d) Tells him a funny joke.

2. In Earlene's letter to Richie, what does she apologize for?
(a) Not writing as often as promised.
(b) Going on a date with another man.
(c) Not praying for him anymore.
(d) Marrying another man.

3. What medical problem does Richie come down with, prompting him to take several days off to recover?
(a) A circulatory problem.
(b) A glandular problem.
(c) An intestinal problem.
(d) A skeletal problem.

4. Whose nineteenth birthday is celebrated by the troops when they return from the mission in the Vietnamese village?
(a) Lobel's.
(b) Brew's.
(c) Ring's.
(d) Monaco's.

5. During the friendly fire of the Charlie Company patrol, how many American soldiers are killed?
(a) Seven.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Seventy.
(d) No American soldiers were killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young, black medic?

2. Who does Peewee talk to in a storage shed?

3. What is the name of Richie's regular board game opponent?

4. Which soldier says that he is in Vietnam to stop the spread of communism?

5. Where is the man living that Richie used to write letters to and contemplates asking the man to return the favor?

(see the answer key)

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