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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Richie joined the army?
(a) Because he thought that the war was about to end.
(b) To kill his enemy, the Vietcong.
(c) To send money home to his family.
(d) To avoid answering questions about his future.

2. While out on patrol in the jungle, what game does Charlie Company stop to play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Cards.
(c) Chess.
(d) Backgammon.

3. At the end of the fight over land in Vietnam, what is dropped by jet plane into the clearing?
(a) Mustard gas.
(b) Paragliding soldiers.
(c) Napalm.
(d) Food rations.

4. What do the American soldiers remove from the dead soldiers to keep the enemy from identifying them?
(a) Their state I.D.s
(b) Their driver's licences.
(c) Their passports.
(d) Their dog tags.

5. Who leads the prayer over Jenkins' body when he dies?
(a) Richie.
(b) Captain Stewart.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Lieutenant Carroll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the soldier that was once a star high school athlete?

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

3. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?

4. What is Peewee's real name?

5. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?

(see the answer key)

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