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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. Which political figure gives Lewis a sizable contribution towards his campaign fund in Chapter 8?
(a) President Jimmy Carter.
(b) House Majority Leader Jim Wright.
(c) Vice President Mondale Lewis.
(d) President Ronald Regan.

2. What local ware does Lewis prohibit his men from purchasing at the Tu Cau Bridge?
(a) Party girls.
(b) Local food.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Marijuana.

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

4. Where does Toddy plan to live while Lewis is fighting in the war?
(a) With her parents.
(b) In base housing.
(c) With Martha.
(d) With Virginia.

5. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?
(a) Just north of Seoul.
(b) Near the Thanlyin river.
(c) Outside Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Near the Cua Viet River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis do for the first time in November of 1972?

2. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?

3. How does the general public react to the return of the Vietnam Veterans in 1970?

4. Why do Lieutenant Doan's men complain to Lewis in Chapter 4?

5. What is the Riviera?

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