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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the soldiers are at their layover in Japan, where are they forced to sleep?
(a) In their airplane seats.
(b) On wooden benches.
(c) On dirty matresses.
(d) On a cement floor.

2. What is the name of the military leader that wants to kill more Vietcong so that he will be promoted?
(a) Lieutenant Boyle.
(b) Captain Stewart.
(c) Sergeant Simpson.
(d) Lieutenant Carroll.

3. Which member of Lieutenant Carroll's family was also in the army and passed on his army vocabulary?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

4. What position did Jenkins's father hold in the army?
(a) A captain.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) A colonel.
(d) A sergeant.

5. Who is the lead actress in the movie that the soldiers watch over and over during their slow days?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Julie Andrews.
(d) Judy Garland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city is Lobel obsessed with, and constantly speaks about?

3. Where did the men die that Peewee and Richie are sent to replace?

4. Which soldier does Lobel lament always dies in wars?

5. Which military leader is rumored to have attempted to dodge the draft?

(see the answer key)

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