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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the squad sergeant call inexperienced soldiers?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Apples.

2. How long do Peewee and Richie wait before receiving their camp assignment?
(a) Forty days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Twenty days.
(d) Ten days.

3. What does Lobel think are the only real things in the world?
(a) Movies.
(b) Guns.
(c) Books.
(d) Enemies.

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

5. Which of RIchie's high school teachers told him to stop being an observer in life?
(a) His chemistry teacher.
(b) His math teacher.
(c) His English teacher.
(d) His gym teacher.

6. During the slow days, what reports do the soldiers listen to on the radio?
(a) Reports of the weather throughout Vietnam.
(b) Reports of the number of soldiers killed in action.
(c) Reports of impending peace agreements.
(d) Reports of the Academy Award nominations.

7. What is the name of the new Lieutenant of Richie's platoon.
(a) Gingham.
(b) Granger.
(c) Giddings.
(d) Gearhart.

8. What city is Peewee from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Detroit.
(d) San Diego.

9. What is the name of the soldier that was once a star high school athlete?
(a) Lobel.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Brew.
(d) Johnson.

10. After the attack in which the first enemy soldier is killed, what sport do the men return home to play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Football.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Volleyball.

11. During the friendly fire of the Charlie Company patrol, how many American soldiers are killed?
(a) No American soldiers were killed.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Seven.

12. Which of the following adjectives best describes Lieutenant Carroll?
(a) Excitable.
(b) Incompetent.
(c) Kind.
(d) Terrifying.

13. When the troops go on pacification missions, who are they trying to convince the villagers are the enemy?
(a) Their fellow villagers.
(b) The American soldiers.
(c) The French.
(d) The communists.

14. While in high school, what did Richie want to be when he grew up?
(a) A soldier.
(b) An artist.
(c) A musician.
(d) A philosopher.

15. In what state does Richie complete his basic training?
(a) Maine.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the prayer over Jenkins' body when he dies?

2. What is the name of the young, black medic?

3. How does Lieutenant Doyle feel about this war?

4. Which of the following are the soldiers NOT warned away from at their new camp?

5. In a note to Peewee, who does Earlene promise to name her next child after?

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