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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie make?
(a) Beautiful hand blown glassware.
(b) Art from discarded weaponry.
(c) Custom-made artificial legs.
(d) Hand rolled cigarettes.

2. How does Lewis mark the landing zone for the medical chopper in Chapter 4?
(a) With a flare.
(b) With a circle of branches.
(c) With red spray paint.
(d) With a smoke grenade.

3. What does Ken Shelleman purchase before embarking on his wartime service?
(a) A new house.
(b) An expensive red convertible.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A $100,000 life insurance policy.

4. Who is Paul Barents?
(a) Lewis's physical therapist.
(b) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(c) The doctor in charge of Lewis' hand surgery.
(d) A double leg amputee and Lewis' roommate in the SOQ.

5. Why does Lewis become angry with the villagers his platoon is supposed to protect?
(a) They refuse to help wounded American soldiers.
(b) They allow enemy snipers to take refuge in their villages.
(c) They try to sell their daughters to his platoon.
(d) They do not listen to his warnings about land mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What regret does Lewis have about his first mission in the DMZ?

2. Why does Lewis write long letters to his father while on duty at the Tu Cau Bridge?

3. How does Lewis lose his legs?

4. Who is living with Martha in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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