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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Richie NOT wonder about the dead Vietcong soldier?
(a) Whether or not he had children.
(b) What his hopes for the future were.
(c) What his life in Vietnam was like.
(d) What his family was like.

3. How is the soldier killed on the first night of patrol?
(a) He eats a poisonous plant.
(b) He throws his body on a grenade.
(c) He steps on a landmine.
(d) He is shot through the heart.

4. During the prayer, what is Jenkins called?
(a) A Precious Angel.
(b) An Earthly Man.
(c) A Fallen Angel.
(d) An Angel Warrior.

5. Why does Richie continually want to write letters to his brother?
(a) To vent some of his emotions.
(b) To brag about the work he is doing.
(c) To make his brother proud.
(d) To practice his handwriting.

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

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

8. What is the name of the young, black medic?
(a) Jason.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Jamal.
(d) Joseph.

9. What news does Peewee's girlfriend write to tell him?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she has gotten married.
(c) That she has joined the army.
(d) That she has dropped out of school.

10. In a note to Peewee, who does Earlene promise to name her next child after?
(a) After her new husband.
(b) After her father.
(c) After Jenkins, who was killed in battle.
(d) After Peewee.

11. What is Peewee's real name?
(a) Humphry Gates.
(b) Henry Gates.
(c) Harold Gates.
(d) Howard Gates.

12. What type of home remedy does Peewee purchase from a local healer?
(a) Hair-growing serum.
(b) Muscle-relaxing gel.
(c) Height lotion.
(d) Skin-lightening cream.

13. Where is the man living that Richie used to write letters to and contemplates asking the man to return the favor?
(a) In a trailer park.
(b) In prison.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) In the projects.

14. What does the soldier in the breakfast hall suggest that the three of them should mingle?
(a) Their blood.
(b) Their spit.
(c) Their urine.
(d) Their skin.

15. Which soldier is well known for doing funny imitations of voices?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Jenkins.
(c) Richie.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the large black soldier in the breakfast hall suggest that the three of them should stick together?

2. Which military leader is rumored to have attempted to dodge the draft?

3. Which member of Lobel's family is a film director?

4. What is Judy Duncan's occupation?

5. When the soldiers are at their layover in Japan, where are they forced to sleep?

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