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

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

3. Where is Camp 413 located?
(a) East of Seoul.
(b) Outside Da Nang.
(c) Outside Dong Ha.
(d) North of Hanoi.

4. Who is McMoangle?
(a) The doctor in charge of Lewis' hand surgery.
(b) Lewis's firstborn son.
(c) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(d) Lewis's physical therapist.

5. After leaving the hospital for the last time, what does Lewis decide to do as a civilian?
(a) Lobby to end the war.
(b) Run in the Special Olympics.
(c) Let his hair grow long.
(d) Go to law school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what responsibility does Lewis's father have at Camp Pendleton?

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

3. Why does Lewis write long letters to his father while on duty at the Tu Cau Bridge?

4. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?

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

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