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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 did Richie know Johnny Robinson?
(a) They played basketball together.
(b) They went to church together.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They went to the same school.

2. When Richie thinks about going AWOL, what country does he plan to run to?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Canada.

3. What do the American soldiers remove from the dead soldiers to keep the enemy from identifying them?
(a) Their dog tags.
(b) Their state I.D.s
(c) Their passports.
(d) Their driver's licences.

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

5. Whose nineteenth birthday is celebrated by the troops when they return from the mission in the Vietnamese village?
(a) Ring's.
(b) Monaco's.
(c) Brew's.
(d) Lobel's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?

2. Which of the following soldiers does NOT have a letter from Gearhart to his wife in their possession?

3. What character is Richie reunited with when he is resting in the hospital?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is with Brew when he dies?

3. What happens when the Vietnamese allies want the American troops to help them capture a crucial hill?

4. How do the American soldiers prepare the bodies of their fallen soldiers so that the enemy cannot mutilate them?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the reaction among the troops when the newspaper arrives with photos of war protesters burning their draft cards?

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