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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Toddy give Lewis in Chapter 2?
(a) She is leaving him.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She cannot have children.
(d) She will not move away from her parents.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, from what conflict or war had Lewis's father just returned?
(a) The Korean conflict.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Afghanistan War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?

2. What does Lewis see his father do for the first time the day he leaves home for war?

3. In 1952, what does Lewis observe in the base pool that he finds fascinating?

4. What war is America fighting in 1967?

5. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

(see the answer key)

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