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

2. What happens when the soldiers realize that the war will not be ending anytime soon?
(a) The military gives the soldiers pay raises.
(b) Peace rumors stop circulating.
(c) Many soldiers burst into tears.
(d) Many soldiers go AWOL.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT seen by the American soldiers returning to the recently pacified village?
(a) Waiting Vietcong soldiers.
(b) Burnt huts.
(c) Mutilated bodies.
(d) Screaming children.

5. Who tells Richie that there is no meaning to the war in Vietnam?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Brew.
(c) Brunner.
(d) Rings.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?

4. When the Vietcong are hiding under the water, what are they breathing with?

5. Which soldier freezes in sudden panic and needs Gearhart to scream him back into obedience?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is with Brew when he dies?

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

5. What does Richie do with his Purple Heart?

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

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

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

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

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

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