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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offer is Richie given in regards to his medical records?
(a) To leave when his knee begins hurting.
(b) To select one soldier to go home with him.
(c) To have his medical records expunged.
(d) To drop out of the army entirely.

2. Who does Johnson get into a racially charged argument with?
(a) Sergeant Simpson.
(b) Peewee.
(c) Walowick.
(d) Rings.

3. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Amusing.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Dirty.

4. Why doesn't the grenade that Richie throws into the Vietnamese hut explode?
(a) Because the grenade was old.
(b) Because the powder was wet.
(c) Because the hut was already on fire.
(d) Because he forgets to pull the pin.

5. In what state does Richard Perry live as a high school student?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) New York.
(c) Montana.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers in Richie's platoon are promoted after the village ambush?

2. Which of the following medications is brought to a Vietnamese village by the troops?

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

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

5. When the Vietcong are hiding under the water, what are they breathing with?

(see the answer key)

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