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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which member of Lobel's family is a film director?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

3. Which soldier gets into a fight with the cook?
(a) Rings.
(b) Richie.
(c) Brunner.
(d) Peewee.

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

5. Where did the men die that Peewee and Richie are sent to replace?
(a) On top of a mountain.
(b) In an exploded tank.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) Out at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the soldier who begins crying on the truck ride to the new camp?

2. What is the name of the camp where Peewee and Richie's platoon is sent?

3. When he was in high school, who told Richie that he had a good shot of getting into college?

4. What medical problem does Richie come down with, prompting him to take several days off to recover?

5. During the friendly fire of the Charlie Company patrol, how many American soldiers are killed?

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