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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 9 What type of man is Angus Austin, the new Platoon Sergeant?
(a) He is funny and exuberant.
(b) He is friendly, mild, and child-like.
(c) He is humorless, dry voiced, and old for thirty one.
(d) He is aggressive and mean spirited.

2. Why doesn't Baby Cakes want Ogre with him?
(a) Ogre never shuts up.
(b) Ogre has annoying habits.
(c) Ogre can't be trusted.
(d) Ogre almost got him shot earlier.

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

4. Chapter 13 What is a sign that the enemy is near?
(a) The fields are silent.
(b) The smell of human sweat is in the air.
(c) The birds begin to screech.
(d) The water bulls disappear from the fields

5. Why are the villagers told they have to keep walking even after Hodges says that he will transport them to the resettlement village in a Medevac?
(a) The villagers refuse the transport.
(b) He can't be bothered and changes his mind.
(c) He is refused transport.
(d) The resettlement village is supposedly full.

6. What does Cat Man believe he is meant to do?
(a) Live a life of crime
(b) Join the Marines
(c) Move back to his native country
(d) Go back to school

7. What does Snake's mother find so frustrating about her son?
(a) He never comes home.
(b) He dropped out of college.
(c) He is a college graduate with no job.
(d) He is a high school dropout, fights all the time, and carries hatred in his heart.

8. Where is Bobby stationed while he awaits to leave for Vietnam?
(a) North Carolina
(b) Virginia
(c) Hiroshima
(d) Okinawa

9. Chapter 4 What is the injury that Ogre sustains during enemy fire?
(a) He is shot in the shoulder.
(b) He is grazed across his temple.
(c) His leg is bleeding badly.
(d) His arm is broken.

10. Who is hit as Snake's company has point patrol in Go Noi?
(a) Snake and Wild Man
(b) Bagger and Chuck
(c) Doc and Bagger
(d) Wild Man and Bagger

11. Who makes snide comments about the Chaplain who is leading a memorial service for the fallen men?
(a) Snake, Cat Man, and Flaky
(b) Senator, Cat Man, and Flaky
(c) Senator, Bagger, and Ottenburger
(d) Senator, Snake, and Flaky

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

13. What is the name Cannonball's mother is known as back home?
(a) Fat Lady Washington
(b) Drunk Lady Washington
(c) Junk Lady Washington
(d) Crazy Lady Washington

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

15. How many of the four men on first watch at LP duty survive the night?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) All four
(d) Two

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the patrol read about in a newspaper from home?

2. What happens as Waterbull sits under his hooch looking at a picture?

3. How do the civilians in America treat Gilliland when he returns home wearing his uniform?

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

5. What does Roland decide to do when he receives his draft notice?

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