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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the enemy use as a distraction from the ambush?
(a) A grenade thrown nearby
(b) An old woman whimpering in the bushes
(c) An unarmed man marches toward Senator and New Mac.
(d) A little girl waving at Senator and New Mac

2. What is one of the first things the men ask Hodges to do when they see him?
(a) Tell them what is going on in the jungle
(b) Tell them about home
(c) Who else he saw at the hospital
(d) Show them his scars

3. What does Waterbull tell the troop in his letter from home?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) No one understands him at home
(c) He is a home town hero.
(d) He is glad to out of that hell hole.

4. What does the letter that Bagger takes off a dead enemy soldier reveal?
(a) It is a letter to his children.
(b) It is a letter to his mother.
(c) The dead man has five children and is asking to be relieved of his war duties.
(d) The dead man asks his sweetheart to marry him.

5. Why is Jones sent back to the World?
(a) Hemorrhoids
(b) A leg wound
(c) Insanity
(d) An abdominal wound

6. Where does Mitsuko take Hitoshi to help him understand his past?
(a) She takes him to visit Hodges' company commander.
(b) She takes him to see Hodges' monument.
(c) She takes him to visit Hodges' family in America.
(d) She takes him to the Marine post for more information.

7. What does Goodrich do after a few months back home?
(a) He goes to visit friends across country.
(b) He gets a job in a hospital.
(c) He gets a job at a gas station.
(d) He returns to Harvard.

8. What does Bagger tell Hodges as they sit together on his cot?
(a) He feels something bad is going to happen.
(b) He feels protected by some unknown force.
(c) He thinks he might kill himself.
(d) He thinks Goodrich is a traitor.

9. What is Mitsuko's answer when Hitoshi asks why Hodges died in Vietnam?
(a) She tells the boy that Hodges was a coward in Vietnam.
(b) She says that Hodges made bad decisions in Vietnam.
(c) She explains that Hodges was a warrior in Vietnam.
(d) She says that Hodges never should have been in Vietnam.

10. What do Dan's and his men do after being overrun by the NVC?
(a) Run into the bush
(b) Surrender
(c) Blow themselves up rather than be caught.
(d) Fight to the death

11. How does Snake make it over to Goodrich?
(a) He makes a running dive for the mound where Goodrich is hiding.
(b) He walks to Goodrich, oblivious to enemy fire.
(c) He runs and fires his rifle at the same time.
(d) He crawls slowly to Goodrich.

12. How many dead men does his friend tell Hodges about?
(a) Seven
(b) Five
(c) Twenty
(d) Two

13. How do people react to Hitoshi when he is out in public?
(a) They stare at him and tease him.
(b) They bow to him.
(c) They honor him because he is half American.
(d) They offer him gifts.

14. Where does Sergeant Sadler expect the enemy to attack?
(a) An Hoa
(b) Cambodia
(c) Hanoi
(d) Arizona

15. What are Snake's thoughts about Baby Cakes?
(a) Baby Cakes would have died for him.
(b) Baby Cakes was a coward.
(c) Baby Cakes was a nuisance.
(d) Baby Cakes was better off dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Goodrich feel after his tirade about Hodges?

2. What shocking news does Snake reveal to Bugs?

3. Why doesn't Snake want to follow Kersey's order to set up his men in the paddy?

4. What does Hodges think about his situation as the enemy begins bombing?

5. Why does Snake send Goodrich's team to investigate along the tree line?

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