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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?
(a) Be sure of your target and of what is beyond it.
(b) Boys do not cry in front of grown men.
(c) Always watch where you step.
(d) Watch your front and trust that others will have your back.

2. Why is Corporal Hitch assigned to Lewis' platoon?
(a) Lewis is "green" and could use his help.
(b) He is being punished with combat duty.
(c) He admires Chesty Puller.
(d) He requested Lewis' platoon.

3. Why does Lewis have some difficulty with his co-workers in Chapter 8?
(a) They are nervous about his disabilities.
(b) They do not agree with his political views.
(c) They dislike Lewis for granting clemency to draft dodgers.
(d) Lewis has an abrasive temperament.

4. What does Lewis decide to do before entering military service?
(a) Marry his high school sweetheart.
(b) Attend law school.
(c) Buy a red convertible Mustang.
(d) Put himself through a physical training program.

5. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?
(a) Ken Shelleman.
(b) Phil Leslie.
(c) John Zier.
(d) Paul Barents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historic event occurs in Chapter 6?

2. How does Lewis's body react to the surgery on his right hand?

3. Where does Toddy plan to live while Lewis is fighting in the war?

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

5. What is the Riviera?

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