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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dennis Lieberson?
(a) The Chief Lawyer to the White House in 1976.
(b) Lewis's campaign manager.
(c) The Speaker of the House in 1976.
(d) Paul Trible's running mate.

2. Why does Lewis become angry with the villagers his platoon is supposed to protect?
(a) They do not listen to his warnings about land mines.
(b) They refuse to help wounded American soldiers.
(c) They allow enemy snipers to take refuge in their villages.
(d) They try to sell their daughters to his platoon.

3. Why does Lewis dislike Paul Trible?
(a) Trible is Tom Downing's opponent.
(b) Trible was accused of extortion two years previous.
(c) He thinks Trible is a hypocrite.
(d) Trible lobbies to send troops to Cambodia.

4. Why does Lewis feel ill at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Toddy has left him.
(b) He has the flu.
(c) He has a hangover.
(d) He has an internal infection.

5. Where does Lewis work in 1976?
(a) The Paralyzed Veterans of America.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Office of General Counsel of the Veterans Administration.
(d) The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lewis visit Camp David in Chapter 7?

2. Why does Walter Cronkite report Lewis's injury on the evening news?

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

4. What does Lewis decide to do with the letter Dr. Sandzen shows him?

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

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