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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Richie's discussion with Johnson about the war protestors, what does he fall asleep thinking about?
(a) Wondering if its possible for people to be "good."
(b) Wondering if its possible for people to be "evil."
(c) Wondering if its possible for people to be "happy."
(d) Wondering if its possible for people to be "crazy."

2. What type of award is Richie given from the army after his injuries?
(a) A purple heart.
(b) A silver heart.
(c) A gold heart.
(d) A blue heart.

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

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

5. 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 dog tags.
(c) Their driver's licences.
(d) Their passports.

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

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

8. What offer does Gearhart give the soldiers to keep them safe?
(a) To use machine guns or grenades.
(b) To travel to southern or northern Vietnam.
(c) To split up or stay together.
(d) To choose their next leader or leave it up to the administration.

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

10. What is Johnson's advice to Richie when they are discussing the war protesters?
(a) To stop worrying about the Americans and start worrying about the Vietnamese.
(b) To stop worrying about the bigger issues and just worry about staying alive.
(c) To stop worrying about staying alive and start worrying about the bigger issues.
(d) To stop worrying about the Vietnamese and start worrying about the Americans.

11. What is the name of the Vietnamese New Year?
(a) Tet.
(b) Tat.
(c) Tut.
(d) Tot.

12. Whose decision is it to extend the troop's tour of duty for an additional thirty days?
(a) Captain Stewart's.
(b) Lieutenant Gearhart's.
(c) Lieutenant Doyle's.
(d) Sergeant Simpson's.

13. Which character gets into a power struggle with Stewart, telling the men to follow him when Stewart tells them all to stay down?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Rings.
(c) Richie.
(d) Johnson.

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

15. Of all the men in the squad, who is viewed as their leader, described as having "quiet good sense"?
(a) Rings.
(b) Walowick.
(c) Monaco.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier admits that he wanted to run to Canada when he heard he was drafted?

2. What type of soldier does the new lieutenant like to put in the most dangerous military positions?

3. Who is the highest ranking soldier among Richie's squad?

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

5. In Earlene's letter to Richie, what does she apologize for?

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