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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 6 Why is Hodges envious of the men he meets in the bush?
(a) They have plenty of food and water.
(b) They are leaving for home in one week.
(c) They faced the enemy and prevailed.
(d) They have never faced the enemy in battle.

2. Where do the men gather as the sun begins to fall?
(a) They gather in small clumps in four man holes.
(b) They gather in the Lieutenant's tent.
(c) They gather around a campfire.
(d) They gather in a jungle hut.

3. Where is Goodrich attending college when he decides to enlist in the Marines?
(a) Harvard
(b) MIT
(c) Suffolk University
(d) Boston University

4. What changes Hodges' mind about being excited to be in the war?
(a) The severed hand of a soldier lands near him when a bomb goes off fifty feet from his cot.
(b) He doesn't like being in the jungle.
(c) He is not assigned to the unit he wanted.
(d) He is slightly injured as he lies on his cot.

5. What does Goodrich plan to do when he gets into the Marines?
(a) Be an infantryman
(b) Play in the Marine Band
(c) Be a medic
(d) Work on jets

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 Where is Hodges processed and briefed?

2. Which member of Snake's platoon loses his leg?

3. Chapter 9 What type of man is Angus Austin, the new Platoon Sergeant?

4. Why were Bobby and his father named after Robert E. Lee?

5. What does Snake's mother find so frustrating about her son?

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