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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 17 Why does a new trench hole have to be dug by the Marines rather than their using an old trench hole?
(a) It is bad luck to use an old hole.
(b) The old hole could be booby-trapped or known by the enemy.
(c) The old hole is usually rancid from overuse.
(d) The old hole is unsafe and likely to cave in.

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

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

4. What news does the patrol read about in a newspaper from home?
(a) They read about more men being sent to Vietnam for duty.
(b) They read about riots on the streets.
(c) They read about war protesters in Washington, D.C.
(d) They read about the first man on the moon.

5. What is the Marine recruiter's reaction to Bagger and his teammates?
(a) He is in euphoria.
(b) He tries to talk them out of enlisting.
(c) He gives them warnings about what they will encounter.
(d) He turns everyone but Bagger away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cannonball need to help digest all the changes taking place in the black community?

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

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. Chapter 21 What is Snake's reaction at seeing Ogre and Baby Cakes again?

5. Why doesn't Hodges want to give food to the woman who asks for food for her child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Snake give Goodrich the nickname, Senator?

2. Why does Goodrich want to join Bagger's team?

3. What is the Black Shack used for?

4. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

5. What is the main reason Ronnie enlists in the Marines?

6. Why does Snake argue with Austin's order to send a platoon on the other side of the wire at the tree line for LP?

7. Describe the circumstances when Cat Man arrives in America from Mexico?

8. What are the villagers carrying as they approach Hodges and his men?

9. What does Hodges consider unfair when he confronts the enemy in the village?

10. What becomes of Baby Cakes, Ogre, and the engineer as they dig out an abandoned bomb?

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