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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. What is Kersey's reply when Hodges asks him if there is somewhere his men can hold up until the fighting starts?
(a) Kersey shows Hodges where a dry tent is located.
(b) Kersey invites the men to stay with him.
(c) Kersey tells Hodges that he is not running a hotel.
(d) Kersey sends them to the mess hall.

2. Why does Snake send Goodrich's team to investigate along the tree line?
(a) See if any civilians are in the area
(b) Look for snipers
(c) Three gooks were spotted there
(d) Check for booby traps

3. Why does Snake think the enemy won't kill them?
(a) The enemy is afraid of Snake's men.
(b) The enemy is afraid of an air assault.
(c) The enemy is out of ammunition.
(d) He tells Goodrich the enemy is using them as bait.

4. What does a Vietnamese boy offer to sell to the soldiers as they work?
(a) His sister
(b) Tobacco
(c) Rice
(d) Marijuana

5. 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 is proud of himself.
(d) He feels consoled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Hodges as the helicopters arrive to carry the wounded to safety?

2. What are Snake and the other men so excited about as they travel from the helicopter pad?

3. Why can Dan never forgive the VC?

4. Who is guiding the remnants of the platoon in the cemetery?

5. How long does Snake have left to serve in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bagger's reaction to Senator's insulting song about Hodges?

3. What becomes of Hodges while he tries to rescue the men in the cemetery?

4. What type of songs does Senator sing and play on his guitar after Hodges returns?

5. What does Waterbull tell the men in the letter he sends to the unit?

6. What effect does sitting in the rain have on Hodges' men?

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

8. What becomes of Dan and his men when they are on the road to Laos?

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

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

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