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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 does Richie do when Brew is dying?
(a) Tells him a funny joke.
(b) Prays with him.
(c) Holds his hand.
(d) Promises to write a letter to his mother.

2. After the trauma of visiting the recently pacified Vietnamese village, whose bed does Richie sleep in for comfort?
(a) Monaco's.
(b) Lobel's.
(c) Peewee's.
(d) Ring's.

3. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?
(a) Race riots.
(b) Vietnamese pride parades.
(c) War protests.
(d) Macy's day parade.

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

5. What is the name of the Vietnamese New Year?
(a) Tot.
(b) Tat.
(c) Tut.
(d) Tet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to open fire on the Vietnamese soldiers, allowing the chopper to land safely?

2. Who does Richie feel certain is the good guy in the Vietnam war.

3. Who does Brunner blame for the shortage of men in his squad?

4. What offer does Gearhart give the soldiers to keep them safe?

5. What does Richie tell Kenny in the letter he writes about the Vietcong soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is with Brew when he dies?

4. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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