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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lewis feel ill at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) He has an internal infection.
(b) He has a hangover.
(c) Toddy has left him.
(d) He has the flu.

2. What position does Lewis desire in the military?
(a) Judge Advocate.
(b) Combat platoon leader.
(c) Combat engineer.
(d) Artillery officer.

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 is smaller than all the other boys.
(c) They are jealous of his privileged life.
(d) Lewis often brags about his father's accomplishments.

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

5. What was Martha's first response upon seeing Lewis?
(a) To faint.
(b) To pray silently for his death.
(c) To cry.
(d) To hug him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous actor's stepson also graduates at Lewis' commissioning ceremony?

2. What device does Lewis lobby for using the local newspaper and the local American Legion post?

3. For what honor is Bob Kerrey nominated in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 1, what responsibility does Lewis's father have at Camp Pendleton?

5. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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