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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richie thinks about going AWOL, what country does he plan to run to?
(a) Canada.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Iceland.

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

3. To keep his mind off of the fears of dying, what does Richie fantasize about while fighting?
(a) Taking a long vacation.
(b) Expensive cars.
(c) Beautiful women.
(d) Foreign wine.

4. How does Lieutenant Doyle feel about this war?
(a) That the Vietnamese deserve to be attacked.
(b) That this war is the supreme battle of good versus evil.
(c) That it is not his war to fight.
(d) That if America hadn't stepped in, Vietnam would crumble.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what neighborhood did Richie grow up?

2. What is the name of the soldier who is mortally wounded during the same fight in which Richie is shot?

3. What job does Sergeant Simpson offer to Richie to get him out of the fighting?

4. When the racially charged argument is broken up, which character gets his tooth chipped?

5. What news does Peewee's girlfriend write to tell him?

(see the answer key)

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