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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hodges thinking when he sees that Flaky has been shot?
(a) He wishes someone else had been shot and not Flaky.
(b) He will be more attentive to Flaky from now on.
(c) He is sorry for not being a better friend to Flaky.
(d) He is glad it is Flaky that is shot and not someone else.

2. What does Speedy offer to give Senator when he says that he wants to resign from the Marines?
(a) A medal to bring home to his wife
(b) A letter of recommendation
(c) A grenade to kill himself with
(d) Some extra money for travelling home

3. Chapter 7 Who does a great job digging and engineering two holes that Hodges notices?
(a) The Vietnamese enemy
(b) Senator
(c) Snake
(d) Flaky

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

5. What takes place while Boomer and Gilliland inspect the Vietnamese soldier who is dressed like a mamasan?
(a) The disguised soldier shoots himself.
(b) The disguised soldier shoots Boomer in the legs.
(c) The disguised soldier is shot by another Vietnamese soldier.
(d) A booby trap blows up and Boomer loses both his legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Goodrich feel after his tirade about Hodges?

2. What is one of the first things the men ask Hodges to do when they see him?

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

4. Chapter 19 What is the diagnosis given by Doc Rabbit about the young child who is carried on a stretcher by some villagers?

5. What is Hodges' reaction to Goodrich's insults?

(see the answer key)

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