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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Brunner blame for the shortage of men in his squad?
(a) The war protestors.
(b) The American soldiers that ask for transfers.
(c) The Vietcong soldiers.
(d) The incompetant office staff.

4. Which soldier is killed on the first night of patrol?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Rings.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Peewee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richie is pondering his own death, who does he wonder will miss him?

2. What is Peewee's girlfriend's name?

3. What does Richie tell Kenny in the letter he writes about the Vietcong soldier?

4. Which soldier's girlfriend sends him a letter proposing marriage?

5. What happens when the soldiers are sent to protect another company from the encroaching enemy?

(see the answer key)

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