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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were Bobby and his father named after Robert E. Lee?
(a) They were given the name because it was tradition to name the children after a war hero.
(b) They were given the name because Bobby's grandfather was a history buff.
(c) They were given that name because Robert E. Lee personally thanked Bobby's ancestors for serving in the war.
(d) They were given the name because Bobby's grandmother was fascinated with Lee.

2. What does Dan give a mamasan to give to her children?
(a) A chocolate bar
(b) A wooden car he whittled
(c) Three cans of C-ration meat
(d) A can of fruit

3. What do the Marines do with the bodies of Baby Cakes and Ogre?
(a) They carry them back to camp on stretchers.
(b) They say a prayer over the bodies.
(c) They bury them.
(d) They leave them behind.

4. What does Bagger realize after he goes home to his wife and child for some R&R?
(a) He wants to spend every minute with his child.
(b) He wishes he never joined the Marines.
(c) He feels more comfortable in the bush.
(d) He wishes he could stay home.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mitsuko refuse Hodges' marriage proposal?

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

4. What does a Vietnamese boy offer to sell to the soldiers as they work?

5. What is the duty the men are leaving for when they climb into the truck?

(see the answer key)

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