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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. How does Richie injure his knee?
(a) Playing baseball.
(b) Playing basketball.
(c) Playing soccer.
(d) Playing football.

2. How does Lieutenant Doyle feel about this war?
(a) That it is not his war to fight.
(b) That the Vietnamese deserve to be attacked.
(c) That this war is the supreme battle of good versus evil.
(d) That if America hadn't stepped in, Vietnam would crumble.

3. Who approaches Richie to tell him that his medical records still haven't arrived?
(a) Sergeant Simpson.
(b) Lieutenant Carroll.
(c) Lieutenant Boyle.
(d) Captain Stewart.

4. When going on pacification missions, Lobel compares their company to outlaws in what type of movie?
(a) Foreign Film.
(b) Horror.
(c) Science Fiction.
(d) Western.

5. Which of the following best describes Richie's feelings during the ambush?
(a) Vivacious.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Valiant.
(d) Vulnerable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the injured American soldiers transported out of the battle zone?

2. Who does Richie tell Lobel he wishes he could write to?

3. Who is the lead actress in the movie that the soldiers watch over and over during their slow days?

4. Which soldier gets into a fight with the cook?

5. What is the name of Richie's younger brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reasons drew Richie into joining the army?

3. What is the reaction of the soldiers when they receive their assignments to be moved to Chu Lia?

4. What happens when the new soldiers meet Johnson?

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

6. Why is Richie's troop reassigned from the pacification mission in the village?

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

8. Why do the American troops ambush the village that they had recently pacified?

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

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

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