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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. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?
(a) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(b) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia
(c) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.
(d) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.

2. What military campaign is launched in January of 1968?
(a) Operation Barbarossa.
(b) Operation Desert Shield.
(c) The Easter offensive.
(d) The Tet offensive.

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

4. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Grenada.
(c) Canada.
(d) Cuba.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sergeant Sorg assist Lewis during his military training?

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

3. What college does Lewis attend?

4. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?

5. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?

(see the answer key)

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