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

2. How does Lewis lose his legs?
(a) He steps on a booby trap while running for safety.
(b) He steps on a booby trap while rescuing Sergeant Leslie.
(c) He falls on a grenade to protect his platoon.
(d) He is shot in the back while trying to escape an ambush.

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

4. Who is Lieutenant Doan?
(a) Captain Thanh's replacement.
(b) A Vietnamese government official who greets the platoon.
(c) A Veitcong spy.
(d) The platoon translator.

5. In Chapter 4, what alerts snipers to the platoon's position during their third patrol rotation?
(a) A snapped branch.
(b) A hacking cough.
(c) The detonation of a booby trap.
(d) The laughter of the patrol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lewis write long letters to his father while on duty at the Tu Cau Bridge?

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

3. In what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?

4. What is Marble Mountain?

5. What is Captain Thanh's opinion of Lewis's presence in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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