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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?
(a) There is a delay due to Corporal Hitch's heat exhaustion.
(b) Corporal Watson steps on a land mine.
(c) A forbidden campfire alerts the Vietcong to the platoon's position.
(d) Lewis loses radio contact with Captain Woods.

2. Why does Dr. Sandzen decide to graft the two digits?
(a) Lewis is right handed.
(b) A working hand would classify Lewis as "active duty."
(c) Lewis needs his hands more than his feet.
(d) Both are already useless.

3. What do Toddy and Lewis decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Go on a second honeymoon.
(b) Move.
(c) Attend counseling sessions.
(d) Take a family vacation.

4. Who is Corporal Turner?
(a) The radio operator.
(b) Squad leader.
(c) The senior corpsman
(d) The platoon guide.

5. What device does Lewis lobby for using the local newspaper and the local American Legion post?
(a) A computer.
(b) A cellular phone.
(c) Hand controls for his car.
(d) A remote controlled wheelchair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis prevent his troops from doing to an enemy corpse in Chapter 3?

2. How does Lewis view the Vietnam conflict?

3. Who receives the Medal of Honor from President Nixon in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 9, how does Teddy motivate Lewis?

5. What news does Lewis receive from Virginia in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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