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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. Which soldier admits that he wanted to run to Canada when he heard he was drafted?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Rings.
(c) Brunner.
(d) Brew.

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

3. At the end of the fight over land in Vietnam, what is dropped by jet plane into the clearing?
(a) Napalm.
(b) Paragliding soldiers.
(c) Mustard gas.
(d) Food rations.

4. Which of the following soldiers does NOT have a letter from Gearhart to his wife in their possession?
(a) Gearhart.
(b) Monaco
(c) Richie.
(d) Walowick.

5. What American holiday is approaching at the same time as the Vietnamese New Year?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Valentine's Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character wakes up in the middle of the night with terrible, screaming nightmares?

2. After Richie and Peewee are separated from their squad, where do they spend the night?

3. Who tells Richie that there is no meaning to the war in Vietnam?

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

5. How does Richie get away from the fight after he has been shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Richie get into with Johnson about the war protesters?

2. How does Richie kill his first Vietcong soldier, and what is his reaction to the killing?

3. What race relation issues come to light during the time of Vietnamese Tet?

4. Where do Richie and Peewee spend the night when they are separated from their squad, and how do they find their way there?

5. How are Richie and Peewee separated from the rest of their troop?

6. How does it come to be that Richie is shot?

7. What happens when the allies bring in a Vietnamese mother and her two small children found wandering around the rice paddies?

8. What offer does Gearhart make for the troops, when it is realized that the squads are unequally staffed?

9. Why do the rescue choppers open fire on the Vietnamese allies?

10. How does Richie explain the shooting of the Vietcong soldier to his brother, Kenny?

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