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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Richie continually want to write letters to his brother?
(a) To practice his handwriting.
(b) To brag about the work he is doing.
(c) To make his brother proud.
(d) To vent some of his emotions.

2. How does Richie feel about seeing his fellow soldier die during their first patrol?
(a) He feels terrified.
(b) He feels guilty.
(c) He feels apathetic.
(d) He feels excited.

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 black.
(b) Because they are all poor.
(c) Because they are all in the same platoon.
(d) Because they are all afraid.

4. What is the name of the soldier who begins crying on the truck ride to the new camp?
(a) Jenkins.
(b) Billingtons.
(c) Smithers.
(d) Codsworth.

5. What does Jenkins tell Richie that he fears about being in the army?
(a) That he won't be good at his job.
(b) That he will have to kill others.
(c) That he will be killed.
(d) That he will love war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the extraordinarily strong black soldier from?

2. What position did Jenkins's father hold in the army?

3. When the soldiers are at their layover in Japan, where are they forced to sleep?

4. What is the name of the soldier that approaches Richie and Peewee in the breakfast hall?

5. What does Lobel think are the only real things in the world?

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