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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 weather throughout Vietnam.
(d) Reports of the number of soldiers killed in action.

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

3. Where did the men die that Peewee and Richie are sent to replace?
(a) In an exploded tank.
(b) Out at sea.
(c) In a ditch.
(d) On top of a mountain.

4. What is Peewee's real name?
(a) Harold Gates.
(b) Howard Gates.
(c) Humphry Gates.
(d) Henry Gates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Richie NOT wonder about the dead Vietcong soldier?

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

3. During the friendly fire of the Charlie Company patrol, how many American soldiers are killed?

4. What is the name of the company that Richie is sent on patrol with after missing his own squad's patrol?

5. What war is going on during the years in which the novel is set?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Peewee receive from home in a letter from Earlene?

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

4. Why does Peewee ask Richie to write a letter to Earlene on his behalf?

5. While they are on patrol together, what does Richie tell Lobel about his letter-writing problems, and what is Lobel's response?

6. What does Captain Stewart change about Monaco's kill report, and why?

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

8. Why isn't Richie able to answer the question about his future goals when speaking to the Red Cross workers?

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

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

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