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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are the soldiers NOT warned away from at their new camp?
(a) The black market.
(b) The local medication.
(c) The local women.
(d) The local cuisine.

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

3. 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 a nursing home.
(c) In prison.
(d) In the projects.

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

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

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

7. Which member of Lobel's family is a film director?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

8. Which of the following soldiers admits to joining the army so that his father wouldn't think that he was gay?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Brew.
(c) Rings.
(d) Lobel.

9. Which of the following soldiers are not patroling for the first time?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Jenkins.
(c) Richie.
(d) Johnson.

10. What name is Johnson called by another character, prompting a racially charged arguement?
(a) A "Tootie."
(b) A "Fruity."
(c) A "Cootie."
(d) A "Bootie."

11. What board game does Richie play twice a week?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Chess.
(d) Chinese checkers.

12. Which soldier approaches Richie to confess that he believes he is responsible for their leader's death during the ambush?
(a) Lobel.
(b) Peewee.
(c) Rings.
(d) Brew.

13. How many soldiers in Richie's platoon are promoted after the village ambush?
(a) Ten of them.
(b) None of them.
(c) Five of them.
(d) All of them.

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

15. How many months does the squad sergeant have before his tour is complete?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Twelve months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is Peewee from?

2. When he was in high school, who told Richie that he had a good shot of getting into college?

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

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

5. After the attack in which the first enemy soldier is killed, what sport do the men return home to play?

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