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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he was in high school, who told Richie that he had a good shot of getting into college?
(a) His guidance councelor.
(b) No one ever gave Richie any academic hopes.
(c) His English teacher.
(d) His mother.

2. To what country is Richie sent to fight in the army?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

3. What is the name of the camp where Peewee and Richie's platoon is sent?
(a) Lia ChaCha.
(b) Chunrong Lia.
(c) Chu Lia.
(d) Lia Chun.

4. How long do Peewee and Richie wait before receiving their camp assignment?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Twenty days.
(c) Forty days.
(d) Two days.

5. What does Brew hope to become when he gets out of the army?
(a) A professional athlete.
(b) A teacher.
(c) Brew never wants to leave the army.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Lieutenant Carroll?

2. What is the name of Richie's younger brother?

3. What does the soldier in the breakfast hall call Peewee and Richie when they refuse his offer?

4. Which member of Lieutenant Carroll's family was also in the army and passed on his army vocabulary?

5. Who approaches Richie to tell him that his medical records still haven't arrived?

(see the answer key)

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