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

2. What war is America fighting in 1967?
(a) Afghanistan War.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Desert Storm.

3. In 1952, what does Lewis observe in the base pool that he finds fascinating?
(a) A mock battle.
(b) The bulging, tattooed muscles of the soldiers.
(c) The figures of the civilian nurses.
(d) The drills of the SEAL team.

4. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?
(a) At eleven years of age.
(b) At six years of age.
(c) The summer of 1971.
(d) The fall of 1945.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?

2. What is Marble Mountain?

3. Why doesn't Lewis like Lieutenant Doan?

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

5. Who is Corporal Watson?

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