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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?
(a) Corporal Hitch.
(b) Corporal Watson.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Corporal Turner.

3. In Chapter 1, why is Lewis sometimes beaten up by other boys living on base?
(a) Lewis taunts the other boys to provoke a fight.
(b) Lewis often brags about his father's accomplishments.
(c) Lewis is smaller than all the other boys.
(d) They are jealous of his privileged life.

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

5. Which famous actor's stepson also graduates at Lewis' commissioning ceremony?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Clark Gable.
(c) Frank Sinatra
(d) Dean Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lewis lose his legs?

2. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?

3. In Chapter 1, what rank had Lewis's father attained?

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

5. What position does Lewis assign Cowboy?

(see the answer key)

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