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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the slow days, what reports do the soldiers listen to on the radio?
(a) Reports of impending peace agreements.
(b) Reports of the Academy Award nominations.
(c) Reports of the number of soldiers killed in action.
(d) Reports of the weather throughout Vietnam.

2. What offer is Richie given in regards to his medical records?
(a) To select one soldier to go home with him.
(b) To leave when his knee begins hurting.
(c) To drop out of the army entirely.
(d) To have his medical records expunged.

3. After receiving a letter from his mother, what does Richie realize about their relationship?
(a) That he needs her more than ever now.
(b) That his mother never loved him.
(c) That she is not his real mother.
(d) That he never wants to be a parent himself.

4. What is the name of the company that Richie is sent on patrol with after missing his own squad's patrol?
(a) Cheese Company.
(b) Charlie Company.
(c) Champion Company.
(d) Choo-Choo Company.

5. Which of the following does Richie NOT wonder about the dead Vietcong soldier?
(a) What his life in Vietnam was like.
(b) Whether or not he had children.
(c) What his hopes for the future were.
(d) What his family was like.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier says that he is in Vietnam to stop the spread of communism?

2. Which soldier approaches Richie to confess that he believes he is responsible for their leader's death during the ambush?

3. Which of the following soldiers are not patroling for the first time?

4. Which military leader is rumored to have attempted to dodge the draft?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Lieutenant Carroll?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the soldiers pass the time around the barracks when they have no missions to attend to?

2. What happens when Richie is out on patrol with the Charlie Company?

3. What happens when Richie sees the body bags lined up at his base?

4. Why does Lobel feel that he is responsible for Lieutenant Carroll's death, and how does Richie console him?

5. How does RIchie cope with the trauma that he witnesses while on patrol with the Charlie Company?

6. How does Lieutenant Carroll die?

7. What are the soldiers told during their orientation speech upon arrival to Chu Lia?

8. What question does the film crew ask to the soldiers, and what are their responses?

9. Why is Richie sent on patrol with the Charlie Company?

10. Before the troops see any action, what does Richie think about the fighting?

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