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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 does Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?
(a) Vote in a presidential election.
(b) Begin writing his book.
(c) Attend a protest rally.
(d) Run for Congress.

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

3. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?
(a) Corporal Turner.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Corporal Hitch.
(d) Corporal Watson.

4. What does Lewis do for Tom Downing in Chapter 7?
(a) Teach him how to walk on artifical legs.
(b) Work on his re-election campaign.
(c) Organize a protest rally.
(d) Testify for him in court.

5. What does Lewis decide to do in January of 1978?
(a) Run for Charles S. Robb's seat in Congress.
(b) Run for lieutenant governor of Virginia.
(c) Run for Paul Trible's seat in Congress.
(d) Become a part of Tom Downing's cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the hospital for the last time, what does Lewis decide to do as a civilian?

2. Which political party does Lewis associate himself with?

3. Which famous actor's stepson also graduates at Lewis' commissioning ceremony?

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

5. What does Ken Shelleman purchase before embarking on his wartime service?

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