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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Captain Stewart give to the soldiers as to why they will be going on a reconnaissance mission?
(a) He wants to kill more Vietcong soldiers.
(b) The mission is their safest option.
(c) He didn't know that their squad had been volunteered.
(d) Lt. Gearhart needs more training.

2. What is the name of the soldier's new base, that they are moved to under Lieutenant Gearhart's command?
(a) Tame Lie.
(b) Tam Ly.
(c) Train Long.
(d) Tram Yong.

3. Who is the highest ranking soldier among Richie's squad?
(a) Walowick.
(b) Lobel.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Brunner.

4. What happens when the soldiers realize that the war will not be ending anytime soon?
(a) Many soldiers go AWOL.
(b) Peace rumors stop circulating.
(c) Many soldiers burst into tears.
(d) The military gives the soldiers pay raises.

5. Which character gets into a power struggle with Stewart, telling the men to follow him when Stewart tells them all to stay down?
(a) Richie.
(b) Rings.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Johnson.

6. What does Richie do when Brew is dying?
(a) Holds his hand.
(b) Prays with him.
(c) Tells him a funny joke.
(d) Promises to write a letter to his mother.

7. Of all the men in the squad, who is viewed as their leader, described as having "quiet good sense"?
(a) Rings.
(b) Walowick.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Monaco.

8. Who are the Vietnamese soldiers holding as bait, trying to encourage the chopper to arrive?
(a) Lobel.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Walowick.
(d) Monaco.

9. What does the squad advise the soldier, whose girlfriend proposed marriage, to do?
(a) Lie to her.
(b) Dump her.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Think about his answer.

10. In the attempt to escape the Vietnamese troops, where is Richie shot?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the arm.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the neck.

11. Who does Richie feel certain is the good guy in the Vietnam war.
(a) Richie is sure the Vietcong are the "good guys."
(b) Richie is sure the Americans are the "good guys."
(c) Richie is unsure who the "good guys" in the war are.
(d) Richie is sure that there are not "good guys" in the war.

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

13. What is Johnson's advice to Richie when they are discussing the war protesters?
(a) To stop worrying about staying alive and start worrying about the bigger issues.
(b) To stop worrying about the bigger issues and just worry about staying alive.
(c) To stop worrying about the Americans and start worrying about the Vietnamese.
(d) To stop worrying about the Vietnamese and start worrying about the Americans.

14. What does Richie tell Kenny in the letter he writes about the Vietcong soldier?
(a) Richie is unable to write his brother a letter.
(b) That the soldier deserved to die for being communist.
(c) That the soldier deserved to die because he was a "bad guy."
(d) That the soldier deserved to die because he attacked Richie first.

15. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?
(a) Lieutenant Doyle.
(b) Captain Stewart.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Richie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richie feel when he is running to escape the fighting in the village?

2. Which soldier admits that he wanted to run to Canada when he heard he was drafted?

3. During the fight to reclaim Vietnamese land, what part of Dongan's body is blown off?

4. What is the name of the character sent in to replace Sergeant Simpson?

5. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

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