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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snake believe about his time in Vietnam?
(a) Snake believes it was a waste of part of his life.
(b) Snake believes he lost his innocence in Vietnam.
(c) Nothing he could ever do in life would equal his time served in Vietnam.
(d) Vietnam is his hell on earth.

2. What is Goodrich's strength as he sits contemplating after the battle?
(a) His happy memories of home
(b) Memories of his girlfriend
(c) The ghosts of his past
(d) The men in his unit

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

4. What does Major Otto ask Hodges when they meet in the commander's tent?
(a) He asks Hodges if he regrets joining the Marines.
(b) He asks if Hodges is ready for the bush.
(c) He asks Hodges how many friends he has lost.
(d) He asks Hodges how long he has been on tour.

5. What does Major Otto tell Hodges about Arizona Valley?
(a) It's not as bad as everyone says.
(b) It is one of the quiet spots in the jungle.
(c) It is hidden from the enemy.
(d) There is no hot food, no clean clothes, and blood and guts every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 11 What do Speedy, Smitty, Senator, and Burgie witness as they lie beyond the barbed wire for their LP watch?

2. Chapter 14 What is Gilliland looking forward to after his ten years of military service?

3. What does Cannonball do to get out on the Medevac?

4. When Dan surrenders to the Marines, what position do they offer him?

5. Before Snake enlists in the Marines, what type of tattoo does he get?

(see the answer key)

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