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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 type of award is Richie given from the army after his injuries?
(a) A silver heart.
(b) A purple heart.
(c) A blue heart.
(d) A gold heart.

2. What is the name of the soldier's new base, that they are moved to under Lieutenant Gearhart's command?
(a) Tram Yong.
(b) Tame Lie.
(c) Train Long.
(d) Tam Ly.

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

4. How many of the three soldiers--Peewee, Richie, and the captive--are able to escape the Vietnamese troops?
(a) Two of them.
(b) One of them.
(c) All three of them.
(d) None of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the fight to reclaim Vietnamese land, what part of Dongan's body is blown off?

2. Which soldier promises to come to Richie and Peewee's aid if problems arise in camp over their new lieutenant?

3. What does Richie do when Brew is dying?

4. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is with Brew when he dies?

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

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