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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what state does Richard Perry live as a high school student?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Florida.
(c) Montana.
(d) New York.

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Richie joined the army?
(a) To send money home to his family.
(b) To avoid answering questions about his future.
(c) Because he thought that the war was about to end.
(d) To kill his enemy, the Vietcong.

4. Which of the following soldiers are not patroling for the first time?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Jenkins.
(c) Richie.
(d) Johnson.

5. Whose address does Lobel offer to give Richie so that he'll have someone to write letters to?
(a) His little sister's address.
(b) His mother's address.
(c) His priest's address.
(d) A Hollywood actress's address.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the troops receive word about Charlie Company, how many of their men have been lost?

2. What does Brew hope to become when he gets out of the army?

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

4. How is the soldier killed on the first night of patrol?

5. Which soldier kills the first enemy soldier that Richie sees?

(see the answer key)

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