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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roland learn after he is in the military?
(a) The black men in the military are hate machines.
(b) Everyone is on equal standing in the military.
(c) There is no white or black in the military.
(d) Buddies protect buddies in the military.

2. What is the name Cannonball's mother is known as back home?
(a) Fat Lady Washington
(b) Crazy Lady Washington
(c) Junk Lady Washington
(d) Drunk Lady Washington

3. What is one of the first things the men ask Hodges to do when they see him?
(a) Show them his scars
(b) Who else he saw at the hospital
(c) Tell them about home
(d) Tell them what is going on in the jungle

4. Chapter 19 What is the diagnosis given by Doc Rabbit about the young child who is carried on a stretcher by some villagers?
(a) He will be a vegetable for the rest of his life.
(b) He will recover fully.
(c) He is sure to die.
(d) He will be blinded from his head wound.

5. Chapter 14 What is Gilliland looking forward to after his ten years of military service?
(a) Travelling across the USA
(b) Joining the police force
(c) Working as a private detective
(d) Rest and relaxation

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 20 Where is Gilliland meeting his wife on his last day as a Marine?

2. What does Bagger do when he hears the song, These Eyes?

3. What does Roland decide to do when he receives his draft notice?

4. Where is Goodrich attending college when he decides to enlist in the Marines?

5. What effect does the Army have on Cannonball's brother?

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