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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the soldier who is mortally wounded during the same fight in which Richie is shot?
(a) Brew.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Monaco.
(d) Lobel.

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

3. When the Vietcong are hiding under the water, what are they breathing with?
(a) Oxygen tanks.
(b) Straws.
(c) Scuba gear.
(d) Reeds.

4. Where do Richie and Peewee make their way to after being separated from the squad?
(a) They travel nowhere, opting to stay in the place they were separated.
(b) Out to an open field.
(c) Back to the original chopper landing zone.
(d) Back to their camp.

5. What American holiday is approaching at the same time as the Vietnamese New Year?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

6. Which character strongly wishes he had a wife a kids waiting for him at home?
(a) Walowick.
(b) Lobel.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Richie.

7. 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 Americans and start worrying about the Vietnamese.
(c) To stop worrying about the bigger issues and just worry about staying alive.
(d) To stop worrying about the Vietnamese and start worrying about the Americans.

8. Which of the following soldiers does NOT have a letter from Gearhart to his wife in their possession?
(a) Richie.
(b) Walowick.
(c) Monaco
(d) Gearhart.

9. Which soldier promises to come to Richie and Peewee's aid if problems arise in camp over their new lieutenant?
(a) Rings.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Monaco.

10. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?
(a) Race riots.
(b) Vietnamese pride parades.
(c) Macy's day parade.
(d) War protests.

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

12. What do the American soldiers do to the bodies of their dead soldiers to prevent the enemy from mutilating them?
(a) Burn the bodies.
(b) Drown the bodies.
(c) Carry the bodies home with them.
(d) Bury the bodies.

13. Who opens fire on the Vietnamese soldiers?
(a) The rescue helicopters.
(b) The front line soldiers.
(c) The recovery tanks.
(d) No one opens fire on the Vietnamese ally soldiers.

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

15. Who is loaded onto the helicopter with Richie after he has been shot?
(a) Sergeant Simpson.
(b) Lieutenant Doyle.
(c) Brew.
(d) Peewee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is waiting for Richie when he enters one of the huts in the recently pacified village?

2. Of all the men in the squad, who is viewed as their leader, described as having "quiet good sense"?

3. When Richie thinks about going AWOL, what country does he plan to run to?

4. What does the squad advise the soldier, whose girlfriend proposed marriage, to do?

5. Who are the Vietnamese soldiers holding as bait, trying to encourage the chopper to arrive?

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