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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of school is Lewis accepted at after graduating from college?
(a) Medical school.
(b) Officer Candidate School.
(c) Law school.
(d) Navy SEAL school.

3. In Chapter 1, what desire does Lewis' father have for his son?
(a) To become a four star General.
(b) To see him honor the family name by succeeding in a military career.
(c) To finish college and attend law school.
(d) To do his best in whatever field suits Louis.

4. Who is living with Martha in Chapter 2?
(a) Chesty.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Toddy.

5. In Chapter 4, what alerts snipers to the platoon's position during their third patrol rotation?
(a) The laughter of the patrol.
(b) A hacking cough.
(c) A snapped branch.
(d) The detonation of a booby trap.

6. Who is the first visitor to see Lewis after his injury?
(a) Captain Woods.
(b) Lewis's father.
(c) Phil Leslie.
(d) Toddy.

7. Why is Lewis's platoon given vehicular transportation to Marble Mountain?
(a) It is over two days march away.
(b) As a reward for killing ten enemy soldiers the previous evening.
(c) The walking path is littered with land mines.
(d) The platoon is part of a parade.

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

9. What prevents Lewis from asking Toddy for a divorce?
(a) Seeing Paul with his wife Kathy.
(b) His fear of being alone.
(c) Advice from his father.
(d) His religious beliefs.

10. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?
(a) From the ricochet of a bb pellet.
(b) From the recoil of a .45-caliber pistol.
(c) By falling off his bike.
(d) By falling out of a deer stand.

11. Whom does Lewis throw a New Year's party for while in the hospital?
(a) Phil Leslie.
(b) Chesty.
(c) Lewpy.
(d) Toddy.

12. In 1952, why does Lewis's father become wary about letting his son mix with the troops on base?
(a) Lewis learns to like the taste of alcohol.
(b) Lewis has a fascination with weapons.
(c) Lewis hears gruesome stories of war.
(d) Lewis develops a habit of cursing.

13. What is Marble Mountain?
(a) The capitol city of Vietnam.
(b) A patrol area where the platoons were sent to relax.
(c) A Vietcong camp.
(d) One of the most dangerous patrol areas in Vietnam.

14. Who is Paul Barents?
(a) A double leg amputee and Lewis' roommate in the SOQ.
(b) The doctor in charge of Lewis' hand surgery.
(c) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(d) Lewis's physical therapist.

15. In 1952, what does Lewis observe in the base pool that he finds fascinating?
(a) A mock battle.
(b) The bulging, tattooed muscles of the soldiers.
(c) The drills of the SEAL team.
(d) The figures of the civilian nurses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war is America fighting in 1967?

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

3. What local ware does Lewis prohibit his men from purchasing at the Tu Cau Bridge?

4. How does Lewis lose his legs?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Lewis ask Toddy to send him?

(see the answer keys)

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