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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the character sent in to replace Sergeant Simpson?
(a) Lieutenant Drager.
(b) Lieutenant Dongan.
(c) Lieutenant Doyle.
(d) Lieutenant Donnahue.

4. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?
(a) Race riots.
(b) Macy's day parade.
(c) Vietnamese pride parades.
(d) War protests.

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

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

7. How does Richie get away from the fight after he has been shot?
(a) He is carried out by another soldier.
(b) He crawls on his knees.
(c) He runs on sheer adrenaline.
(d) He does not leave the scene after he is shot.

8. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?
(a) Amusing.
(b) Terrifying.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Quiet.

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

10. Which soldier is approached by Lt. Dongan asking if Lobel is a homosexual?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Richie.

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

12. What does Richie do when Brew is dying?
(a) Prays with him.
(b) Tells him a funny joke.
(c) Holds his hand.
(d) Promises to write a letter to his mother.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following best describes the fight in which the troops is attempting to reclaim Vietnamese land?

4. What do the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture?

5. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?

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