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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. When the Vietcong are hiding under the water, what are they breathing with?
(a) Reeds.
(b) Straws.
(c) Oxygen tanks.
(d) Scuba gear.

2. In the attempt to escape the Vietnamese troops, where is Richie shot?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the back.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the neck.

3. After Richie's discussion with Johnson about the war protestors, what does he fall asleep thinking about?
(a) Wondering if its possible for people to be "good."
(b) Wondering if its possible for people to be "crazy."
(c) Wondering if its possible for people to be "happy."
(d) Wondering if its possible for people to be "evil."

4. Which soldier accidentally releases a flare during a fight, revealing the position of the troops?
(a) Lieutenant Doyle.
(b) Sergeant Simpson.
(c) Captain Stewart.
(d) Lieutenant Gearhart.

5. What offer does Gearhart give the soldiers to keep them safe?
(a) To choose their next leader or leave it up to the administration.
(b) To split up or stay together.
(c) To travel to southern or northern Vietnam.
(d) To use machine guns or grenades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?

2. What does Richie think that his time in the hospital has done to him?

3. What does the squad advise the soldier, whose girlfriend proposed marriage, to do?

4. What is the name of the soldier's new base, that they are moved to under Lieutenant Gearhart's command?

5. What is the name of the Vietnamese New Year?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Kenny's letter to Richie about Johnny Robinson, what does he say?

2. What happens during the Lieutenant Gearhart's first reconnaissance mission in Vietnam?

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

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

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

6. Who is with Brew when he dies?

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

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

9. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

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

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