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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect would the Navy Surgeon General's new policy have on the injured veterans?
(a) They would lose their rank and pay.
(b) They would remain disfigured.
(c) Certain reconstructive surgeries could no longer be performed.
(d) They would be physically unable to defend themselves.

2. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Canada.
(d) Grenada.

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

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

5. What news does Lewis receive from Virginia in Chapter 6?
(a) His father had another stroke.
(b) She is expecting another baby.
(c) Her husband died in Laos.
(d) Chester died of a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lewis' platoon look forward to patrolling the Tu Cau Bridge?

2. Who is living with Martha in Chapter 2?

3. Why do people call Lewis in Chapter 9?

4. Whom does Lewis throw a New Year's party for while in the hospital?

5. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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