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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) Monaco.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Brunner.

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

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

4. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?
(a) They went to the same school.
(b) They went to church together.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They played basketball together.

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

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

7. 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) In a hole.
(d) Inside a burned-out hut.

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

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

10. Which character wakes up in the middle of the night with terrible, screaming nightmares?
(a) Monaco.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Brunner.

11. How many of the three soldiers--Peewee, Richie, and the captive--are able to escape the Vietnamese troops?
(a) One of them.
(b) All three of them.
(c) None of them.
(d) Two of them.

12. Which soldier's girlfriend sends him a letter proposing marriage?
(a) Turner.
(b) Rings.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Monaco.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who opens fire on the Vietnamese soldiers?

2. At the end of the fight over land in Vietnam, what is dropped by jet plane into the clearing?

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

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

5. Which soldier is approached by Lt. Dongan asking if Lobel is a homosexual?

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