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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The detonation of a booby trap.
(d) A snapped branch.

2. For what honor is Bob Kerrey nominated in Chapter 5?
(a) The Legion of Merit.
(b) The Purple Heart.
(c) The Silver Star.
(d) The Medal of Honor.

3. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?
(a) At six years of age.
(b) At eleven years of age.
(c) The summer of 1971.
(d) The fall of 1945.

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

5. What does Lewis prevent his troops from doing to an enemy corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Hanging it in a tree branch.
(b) Throwing it in the river for the crocodiles.
(c) Urinating on it.
(d) Decorating it with beer cans.

6. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?
(a) Lewis's friends are trying to help him stop smoking.
(b) Lewis has a forbidden stash of chocolate.
(c) Because the thieves want name tags bearing the Puller name.
(d) Because Lewis is a "newbie".

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

8. What military campaign is launched in January of 1968?
(a) Operation Desert Shield.
(b) The Tet offensive.
(c) The Easter offensive.
(d) Operation Barbarossa.

9. Why do Lieutenant Doan's men complain to Lewis in Chapter 4?
(a) They are not being treated fairly.
(b) Lewis' men are loud and obnoxious.
(c) Lewis's men have desecrated an enemy corpse.
(d) Their patrols are more dangerous.

10. How does Lewis earn his first Purple Heart medal?
(a) A piece of shrapnel from a booby trap injures his hand.
(b) He is injured while dragging a member of his platoon to safety.
(c) He is shot in the hand by a Vietcong sniper.
(d) He is shot in the leg while trying to escape an ambush.

11. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?
(a) Cowboy.
(b) Corporal Hitch.
(c) Corporal Turner.
(d) Corporal Watson.

12. Why doesn't Lewis like Lieutenant Doan?
(a) He is arrogant.
(b) He is a hypocrite.
(c) He is cruel to his troops.
(d) He has betrayed his own people.

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

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

15. In Chapter 1, what rank had Lewis's father attained?
(a) Colonel Brigadier.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) Brigadier General.
(d) Lieutenant General.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, why is Lewis sometimes beaten up by other boys living on base?

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

3. What is the Riviera?

4. Why does Lewis become angry with the villagers his platoon is supposed to protect?

5. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?

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