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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the barracks hit?
(a) Because the Vietcong wanted to kill the soldiers.
(b) Because it looks like an airplane hangar.
(c) Because the Vietcong have bad aim.
(d) Because of its proximity to that target.

2. He says that he fears for his life but grows more hopeful when?
(a) He is given food.
(b) He is not shot immediately.
(c) He is no longer being beaten.
(d) The Vietcong leave him alone.

3. Rowe and Dan insist that they write a single letter to whom?
(a) Their families.
(b) The Red Cross.
(c) The U.S. military.
(d) The President.

4. What does Rowe find out later about the airstrip?
(a) It was well-defended during the attack.
(b) It was missed during the attack.
(c) It was avoided during the attack.
(d) It was the target of the attack.

5. Rowe's group goes on to Tan Phu where they are to do what?
(a) Oversee construction projects and offer assistance to the Vietnamese forces there.
(b) Train the Vietnamese.
(c) Learn the language.
(d) Plan attacks against the Vietcong.

Short Answer Questions

1. They near Le Coeur at 5:15. Is this on schedule?

2. The author of the story, James N. Rowe, is stationed at ____________ in Vietnam.

3. The story returns to when?

4. Lowe loses sight of whom?

5. Why do they have a layover here?

(see the answer key)

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