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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Lewis's platoon given vehicular transportation to Marble Mountain?
(a) The platoon is part of a parade.
(b) The walking path is littered with land mines.
(c) As a reward for killing ten enemy soldiers the previous evening.
(d) It is over two days march away.

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

3. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?
(a) By falling out of a deer stand.
(b) From the recoil of a .45-caliber pistol.
(c) From the ricochet of a bb pellet.
(d) By falling off his bike.

4. 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.

5. Why does the platoon carefully bury their garbage?
(a) To keep wild animals out of camp.
(b) As part of the policy to keep the area clean.
(c) To prevent the Vietcong from making booby traps.
(d) To hide their presence from the Vietcong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Lewis's twin sister?

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

3. Why does Walter Cronkite report Lewis's injury on the evening news?

4. What did Lewis give Toddy when she visited him in the hospital?

5. What type of school is Lewis accepted at after graduating from college?

(see the answer key)

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