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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Marines refer to Go Noi?
(a) They refer to it as the Elephant Grassland.
(b) They refer to it as the Mile Wide Death Fields.
(c) They refer to it as the Mile Wide Killer Fields.
(d) They refer to it as Snake Ground.

2. Chapter 11 What do Speedy, Smitty, Senator, and Burgie witness as they lie beyond the barbed wire for their LP watch?
(a) The enemy opens fire on the northern compound.
(b) A boy is killed by a grenade.
(c) The enemy runs into the jungle.
(d) A woman pulled from her hooch and killed by the enemy.

3. Before Snake enlists in the Marines, what type of tattoo does he get?
(a) A skull encircled with two snakes that reads "Death before Dishonor"
(b) An eagle and an American flag
(c) An evil clown
(d) A tattoo that says, MOM

4. Chapter 2 What is the reason that Bobby Hodges enlists in the armed forces?
(a) He is carrying on the family tradition of fighting for his country.
(b) He doesn't know what else to do with his life.
(c) He is trying to escape a petty crime.
(d) His mother convinces him to go.

5. What happens to Austin as he dives to the ground to check on the bunkers?
(a) Austin is hit by enemy fire.
(b) Austin's foot is blown off.
(c) Austin breaks his arm in the fall.
(d) Phony launches a grenade near Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?

2. Chapter 15 Why does Dan leave his family to fight in the war?

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

4. How is Big Mac killed?

5. What does Bagger do before he leaves for war?

(see the answer key)

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