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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 reason does Captain Stewart give to the soldiers as to why they will be going on a reconnaissance mission?
(a) He wants to kill more Vietcong soldiers.
(b) Lt. Gearhart needs more training.
(c) He didn't know that their squad had been volunteered.
(d) The mission is their safest option.

2. What is waiting for Richie when he enters one of the huts in the recently pacified village?
(a) A crying child.
(b) A Vietcong soldier.
(c) A starving puppy.
(d) A terrified kitten.

3. 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 Vietnamese and start worrying about the Americans.
(c) To stop worrying about staying alive and start worrying about the bigger issues.
(d) To stop worrying about the bigger issues and just worry about staying alive.

4. Who is the highest ranking soldier among Richie's squad?
(a) Brunner.
(b) Walowick.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Johnson.

5. Which soldier freezes in sudden panic and needs Gearhart to scream him back into obedience?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Jamal.
(c) Monaco.
(d) Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the end of the fight over land in Vietnam, what is dropped by jet plane into the clearing?

4. Who is loaded onto the helicopter with Richie after he has been shot?

5. Where do Richie and Peewee make their way to after being separated from the squad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

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

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

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