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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When going on pacification missions, Lobel compares their company to outlaws in what type of movie?
(a) Horror.
(b) Science Fiction.
(c) Western.
(d) Foreign Film.

2. What is waiting for Richie when he enters one of the huts in the recently pacified village?
(a) A terrified kitten.
(b) A crying child.
(c) A Vietcong soldier.
(d) A starving puppy.

3. Which soldier is approached by Lt. Dongan asking if Lobel is a homosexual?
(a) Richie.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Peewee.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the American soldiers remove from the dead soldiers to keep the enemy from identifying them?

2. In what neighborhood did Richie grow up?

3. Which member of Lieutenant Carroll's family was also in the army and passed on his army vocabulary?

4. Which soldier freezes in sudden panic and needs Gearhart to scream him back into obedience?

5. After receiving a letter from his mother, what does Richie realize about their relationship?

(see the answer key)

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