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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 what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Air Force.

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

3. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?
(a) Lewis has a forbidden stash of chocolate.
(b) Because the thieves want name tags bearing the Puller name.
(c) Because Lewis is a "newbie".
(d) Lewis's friends are trying to help him stop smoking.

4. How does Lewis earn his first Purple Heart medal?
(a) He is shot in the leg while trying to escape an ambush.
(b) He is injured while dragging a member of his platoon to safety.
(c) A piece of shrapnel from a booby trap injures his hand.
(d) He is shot in the hand by a Vietcong sniper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What war is America fighting in 1967?

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

3. Who is Fidget?

4. What was Martha's first response upon seeing Lewis?

5. What does Lewis see his father do for the first time the day he leaves home for war?

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