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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. What digit does Dr. Sandzen hope to graft into the end of Lewis' right thumb?
(a) The tip of his index finger.
(b) His big toe.
(c) His pinky toe.
(d) His pinky finger.

2. Who is Phil Leslie?
(a) The corpsman for Lewis' platoon.
(b) One of Nixon's political advisors in Vietnam.
(c) The radio operator who was shot.
(d) The Staff Sergeant who ran the platoon before Lewis' arrival.

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

4. Who is Lt. Bill Smithers?
(a) Lewis' firstborn son.
(b) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(c) Commander Shaughnessey's replacement.
(d) The doctor in charge of Lewis' hand surgery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lewis's body react to the surgery on his right hand?

2. Why does Lewis become angry with the villagers his platoon is supposed to protect?

3. How does the general public react to the return of the Vietnam Veterans in 1970?

4. Why was Lewis' predecessor relieved of duty?

5. What do Toddy and Lewis decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?

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