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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first to open fire on the Vietnamese soldiers, allowing the chopper to land safely?
(a) Lobel and Walowick.
(b) Vietnamese allies.
(c) Richie and Peewee.
(d) The chopper.

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

3. What does Richie think that his time in the hospital has done to him?
(a) Alienated him from his troop.
(b) Made him a target for the enemy.
(c) Softened him to war.
(d) Hardened him to war.

4. Which of the following is NOT seen by the American soldiers returning to the recently pacified village?
(a) Screaming children.
(b) Waiting Vietcong soldiers.
(c) Burnt huts.
(d) Mutilated bodies.

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

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

7. 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) Lt. Gearhart needs more training.
(c) He didn't know that their squad had been volunteered.
(d) The mission is their safest option.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Why do the Vietnamese allies turn against the American troops?
(a) Because they were enemy soldiers in disguise.
(b) Because they believe the war in Vietnam is no longer just.
(c) Because they want to be evacuated first.
(d) Because they believe the American soldiers are racist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richie do when Brew is dying?

2. What does Richie tell Kenny in the letter he writes about the Vietcong soldier?

3. What happens when the soldiers realize that the war will not be ending anytime soon?

4. Which soldier promises to come to Richie and Peewee's aid if problems arise in camp over their new lieutenant?

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

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