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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. To keep his mind off of the fears of dying, what does Richie fantasize about while fighting?
(a) Beautiful women.
(b) Foreign wine.
(c) Taking a long vacation.
(d) Expensive cars.

2. Which soldier approaches Richie to confess that he believes he is responsible for their leader's death during the ambush?
(a) Lobel.
(b) Rings.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Brew.

3. What is Peewee's girlfriend's name?
(a) Eartha.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Earlene.
(d) Emily.

4. Which soldier kills the first enemy soldier that Richie sees?
(a) Rings.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Monaco.

5. In what neighborhood did Richie grow up?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Hell's Kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier is well known for doing funny imitations of voices?

2. What does Lobel think are the only real things in the world?

3. What state is the extraordinarily strong black soldier from?

4. What name is Johnson called by another character, prompting a racially charged arguement?

5. What is the name of the military leader that wants to kill more Vietcong so that he will be promoted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Richie's response to seeing his first dead enemy soldier?

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

3. What reasons drew Richie into joining the army?

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

5. What happens when the new soldiers meet Johnson?

6. How do the more experienced soldiers feel when they see the new soldiers arriving?

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

8. Who is Rings, and what does he suggest that Richie and Peewee do?

9. What footage do the soldiers watch after the ambush, and what is their reaction?

10. What happens during the new soldiers first night on patrol?

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