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

2. Why was Lewis' predecessor relieved of duty?
(a) He accidentally shot his own radio operator.
(b) He was accused of war atrocities.
(c) He shot his staff sergeant.
(d) He stepped on a land mine.

3. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?
(a) Watch your front and trust that others will have your back.
(b) Boys do not cry in front of grown men.
(c) Be sure of your target and of what is beyond it.
(d) Always watch where you step.

4. What college does Lewis attend?
(a) George Washinton University.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) William and Mary.

5. Why is Lewis's platoon given vehicular transportation to Marble Mountain?
(a) It is over two days march away.
(b) The platoon is part of a parade.
(c) The walking path is littered with land mines.
(d) As a reward for killing ten enemy soldiers the previous evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Captain Thanh?

2. What is the name of Lewis's twin sister?

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

4. Why is Corporal Hitch assigned to Lewis' platoon?

5. What is the Riviera?

(see the answer key)

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