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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 Vietnamese New Year?
(a) Tut.
(b) Tot.
(c) Tet.
(d) Tat.

2. After Richie and Peewee are separated from their squad, where do they spend the night?
(a) In a hole.
(b) Up in a tree.
(c) In the reeds of a swamp.
(d) Inside a burned-out hut.

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

4. In Earlene's letter to Richie, what does she apologize for?
(a) Going on a date with another man.
(b) Not writing as often as promised.
(c) Not praying for him anymore.
(d) Marrying another man.

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

6. Which soldier accidentally releases a flare during a fight, revealing the position of the troops?
(a) Captain Stewart.
(b) Sergeant Simpson.
(c) Lieutenant Doyle.
(d) Lieutenant Gearhart.

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

8. At the end of the fight over land in Vietnam, what is dropped by jet plane into the clearing?
(a) Food rations.
(b) Napalm.
(c) Paragliding soldiers.
(d) Mustard gas.

9. Whose nineteenth birthday is celebrated by the troops when they return from the mission in the Vietnamese village?
(a) Brew's.
(b) Lobel's.
(c) Ring's.
(d) Monaco's.

10. What character is Richie reunited with when he is resting in the hospital?
(a) Jamal.
(b) Walowick.
(c) Judy Duncan.
(d) Lieutenant Gearhart.

11. What type of soldier does the new lieutenant like to put in the most dangerous military positions?
(a) The old soldiers.
(b) The young soldiers.
(c) The white soldiers.
(d) The black soldiers.

12. Who tells Richie that there is no meaning to the war in Vietnam?
(a) Brunner.
(b) Brew.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Rings.

13. When Richie thinks about going AWOL, what country does he plan to run to?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Canada.
(d) Sweden.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier's girlfriend sends him a letter proposing marriage?

2. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?

3. How does Richie get away from the fight after he has been shot?

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

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

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