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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. How long do Hodges' men have to wait in the field before the fighting begins?
(a) Six hours
(b) Three hours
(c) Two hours
(d) Eight hours

2. What prevents Snake's two teams from advancing to help Senator's team?
(a) The enemy fires a machine gun at the teams.
(b) The enemy uses flame throwers to drive the teams back.
(c) The enemy throws a barrage of grenades at them.
(d) The enemy fires tear gas crystals at them.

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

4. How does Goodrich feel after his tirade about Hodges?
(a) He is embarrassed and silent.
(b) He feels better than he has in a long time.
(c) He feels consoled.
(d) He is proud of himself.

5. What does Snake do after he gives the news to Bugs?
(a) He leaves, regretting his decision immediately.
(b) He goes for a walk around the perimeter.
(c) He jogs through the camp.
(d) He climbs onto the roof of a sandbag bunker and looks across the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocking news does Snake reveal to Bugs?

2. What does Hodges' friend ask him before he leaves?

3. What becomes of Snake as he carries Goodrich toward Hodges?

4. What do the Marines need to do as a result of Goodrich's statement about murder?

5. What is one of the first things the men ask Hodges to do when they see him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Goodrich see hanging from the helicopter that passes above him?

2. How is Senator wounded in the cemetery?

3. Why does a three star General arrive at Hodges' platoon?

4. What does Goodrich say to the crowd of anti-war protesters when they ask him to speak?

5. What does Hodges do when he is released from the Japanese hospital?

6. What is Kersey's reply when Hodges asks if there is anywhere dry where his men can wait out of the rain?

7. How does Snake keep his team motivated to move through the gunfire toward the cemetery to help Senator's team?

8. What does Hodges' mother do with the flag and gold medal she receives that Hodges earned while in the war?

9. What is the reaction of Hodges' son when Mitsuko takes him to see his father's memorial?

10. What does Hodges see as he peers through the fog?

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