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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. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?
(a) Chesty Puller's personal assistant.
(b) Lewis's staff sergeant in Vietnam.
(c) Lewis's staff sergeant during officer training.
(d) Chesty Puller's replacement.

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

3. Where does Toddy plan to live while Lewis is fighting in the war?
(a) In base housing.
(b) With her parents.
(c) With Martha.
(d) With Virginia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?

2. In 1951, what does Lewis's father give him for his birthday?

3. What is the name of Lewis's father?

4. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?

5. What does Ken Shelleman purchase before embarking on his wartime service?

(see the answer key)

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