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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 character sent in to replace Sergeant Simpson?
(a) Lieutenant Donnahue.
(b) Lieutenant Dongan.
(c) Lieutenant Drager.
(d) Lieutenant Doyle.

2. After the trauma of visiting the recently pacified Vietnamese village, whose bed does Richie sleep in for comfort?
(a) Ring's.
(b) Lobel's.
(c) Peewee's.
(d) Monaco's.

3. 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.

4. Which soldier admits that he wanted to run to Canada when he heard he was drafted?
(a) Brunner.
(b) Rings.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Brew.

5. What do the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A river.
(c) A fort.
(d) A hill.

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

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

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

9. During the fight to reclaim Vietnamese land, what part of Dongan's body is blown off?
(a) His arms.
(b) His eyebrows.
(c) His legs.
(d) His nose.

10. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?
(a) A lunch sack.
(b) A flower.
(c) A letter.
(d) A bomb.

11. 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) Bury the bodies.
(c) Carry the bodies home with them.
(d) Drown the bodies.

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

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

14. During a fight with Vietnamese soldiers, where is Richie shot?
(a) In his neck.
(b) In his back.
(c) In his leg.
(d) In his stomach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the attempt to escape the Vietnamese troops, where is Richie shot?

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

3. What character is Richie reunited with when he is resting in the hospital?

4. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?

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

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