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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 Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?
(a) Attend a protest rally.
(b) Run for Congress.
(c) Vote in a presidential election.
(d) Begin writing his book.

2. What is Captain Thanh's opinion of Lewis's presence in Vietnam?
(a) Lewis is powerless to affect the Vietnamese destiny.
(b) All Americans are evil.
(c) Americans are busybodies and should mind their own business.
(d) Lewis is a savior to the Vietnamese people.

3. What is Marble Mountain?
(a) A Vietcong camp.
(b) A patrol area where the platoons were sent to relax.
(c) One of the most dangerous patrol areas in Vietnam.
(d) The capitol city of Vietnam.

4. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?
(a) Ken Shelleman.
(b) Paul Barents.
(c) Phil Leslie.
(d) John Zier.

5. What happens to Toddy in Chapter 7?
(a) She has an affair.
(b) She is diagnosed with cancer.
(c) She becomes pregnant for the second time.
(d) She is in an automobile accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the platoon carefully bury their garbage?

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

3. What college does Lewis attend?

4. Why does Walter Cronkite report Lewis's injury on the evening news?

5. What bad habit does Lewis resume soon after arriving in Vietnam?

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