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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Paul Barents teach Lewis?
(a) To deal with one day at a time.
(b) How to operate a remote control wheelchair.
(c) The value of survival.
(d) How to transfer his own body out of a wheelchair.

3. What digit does Dr. Sandzen hope to graft into the end of Lewis' right thumb?
(a) His big toe.
(b) His pinky toe.
(c) His pinky finger.
(d) The tip of his index finger.

4. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1954?
(a) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.
(b) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(c) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.
(d) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia

5. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?
(a) There is a delay due to Corporal Hitch's heat exhaustion.
(b) Corporal Watson steps on a land mine.
(c) A forbidden campfire alerts the Vietcong to the platoon's position.
(d) Lewis loses radio contact with Captain Woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the platoon joins Lewis and Toddy for drinks at the end of Chapter 5?

2. Who is the first visitor to see Lewis after his injury?

3. How does Lewis view the Vietnam conflict?

4. Who is Dennis Lieberson?

5. What does the platoon discover one morning after camping on the sides of two hills in a V-shaped draw?

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