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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what neighborhood did Richie grow up?
(a) Harlem.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Brooklyn.

2. How is the soldier killed on the first night of patrol?
(a) He is shot through the heart.
(b) He steps on a landmine.
(c) He throws his body on a grenade.
(d) He eats a poisonous plant.

3. Which of the following does Richie NOT wonder about the dead Vietcong soldier?
(a) What his hopes for the future were.
(b) What his family was like.
(c) What his life in Vietnam was like.
(d) Whether or not he had children.

4. When Peewee is joking that he didn't know he was in Vietnam, where does he joke that he thinks he is?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Seattle.

5. Who does Richie feel certain is the good guy in the Vietnam war.
(a) Richie is unsure who the "good guys" in the war are.
(b) Richie is sure that there are not "good guys" in the war.
(c) Richie is sure the Vietcong are the "good guys."
(d) Richie is sure the Americans are the "good guys."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the soldier's new base, that they are moved to under Lieutenant Gearhart's command?

2. What is the name of the military leader that wants to kill more Vietcong so that he will be promoted?

3. Which of the following soldiers does NOT have a letter from Gearhart to his wife in their possession?

4. Who does Brunner blame for the shortage of men in his squad?

5. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

(see the answer key)

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