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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the American soldiers do to the bodies of their dead soldiers to prevent the enemy from mutilating them?
(a) Bury the bodies.
(b) Carry the bodies home with them.
(c) Drown the bodies.
(d) Burn the bodies.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Which of the following best describes the fight in which the troops is attempting to reclaim Vietnamese land?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Quick.
(c) Well organized.
(d) Peaceful.

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

9. What does Richie tell Kenny in the letter he writes about the Vietcong soldier?
(a) That the soldier deserved to die because he attacked Richie first.
(b) That the soldier deserved to die for being communist.
(c) Richie is unable to write his brother a letter.
(d) That the soldier deserved to die because he was a "bad guy."

10. What is the name of the soldier killed when the American troop's location is accidentally revealed?
(a) Rings.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Brew.
(d) Turner.

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

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

13. What does the squad advise the soldier, whose girlfriend proposed marriage, to do?
(a) Dump her.
(b) Think about his answer.
(c) Lie to her.
(d) Marry her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character strongly wishes he had a wife a kids waiting for him at home?

2. When the Vietcong are hiding under the water, what are they breathing with?

3. Whose nineteenth birthday is celebrated by the troops when they return from the mission in the Vietnamese village?

4. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?

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

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