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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. What is Johnson's advice to Richie when they are discussing the war protesters?
(a) To stop worrying about the Americans and start worrying about the Vietnamese.
(b) To stop worrying about the bigger issues and just worry about staying alive.
(c) To stop worrying about staying alive and start worrying about the bigger issues.
(d) To stop worrying about the Vietnamese and start worrying about the Americans.

2. How does Richie feel when he is running to escape the fighting in the village?
(a) As though his legs are made of concrete.
(b) As though he cannot keep up with the other soldiers.
(c) As though there is someone else running in his body.
(d) As though he is the fastest man on earth.

3. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Lieutenant Doyle.
(c) Captain Stewart.
(d) Richie.

4. Which character strongly wishes he had a wife a kids waiting for him at home?
(a) Walowick.
(b) Peewee.
(c) Richie.
(d) Lobel.

5. Who is loaded onto the helicopter with Richie after he has been shot?
(a) Sergeant Simpson.
(b) Brew.
(c) Peewee.
(d) Lieutenant Doyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

2. What is the name of the soldier killed when the American troop's location is accidentally revealed?

3. Which of the following best describes the fight in which the troops is attempting to reclaim Vietnamese land?

4. In the attempt to escape the Vietnamese troops, where is Richie shot?

5. What do the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

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

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

4. What power struggle arises between Johnson and Stewart in the battlefield of the reclaimed hill?

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

6. What do the American soldiers see when they return to the village in Vietnam that they had recently tried to pacify?

7. How does Monaco escape the clutches of the Vietnamese soldiers?

8. When does Richie realize that Johnson would have been a natural-born leader?

9. Who is with Brew when he dies?

10. What letter does Gearhart give to Richie and Walowick to hold onto?

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