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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What difficulties do Lewis and his sister have to adapt to when they move to Saluda, Virginia?
(a) The responsibility of household chores.
(b) The lack of children their own ages.
(c) Chesty's long absences.
(d) The sudden changes in climate.

2. What news does Toddy give Lewis in Chapter 2?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She cannot have children.
(c) She will not move away from her parents.
(d) She is leaving him.

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

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

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

6. Where does Toddy plan to live while Lewis is fighting in the war?
(a) With her parents.
(b) With Martha.
(c) With Virginia.
(d) In base housing.

7. How does Lewis lose his legs?
(a) He is shot in the back while trying to escape an ambush.
(b) He steps on a booby trap while running for safety.
(c) He falls on a grenade to protect his platoon.
(d) He steps on a booby trap while rescuing Sergeant Leslie.

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

9. Whose wedding does Lewis attend in Chapter 5?
(a) Martha's wedding.
(b) Jim Crotty's wedding.
(c) John Zier's wedding.
(d) Ken Shelleman's wedding.

10. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?
(a) Outside Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Near the Cua Viet River.
(c) Near the Thanlyin river.
(d) Just north of Seoul.

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

12. What bad habit does Lewis resume soon after arriving in Vietnam?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Cursing.
(d) Philandering.

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

14. What position does Lewis desire in the military?
(a) Judge Advocate.
(b) Combat engineer.
(c) Artillery officer.
(d) Combat platoon leader.

15. What does Ken Shelleman purchase before embarking on his wartime service?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) An expensive red convertible.
(c) A new house.
(d) A $100,000 life insurance policy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school is Lewis accepted at after graduating from college?

2. What military campaign is launched in January of 1968?

3. What does Paul Barents teach Lewis?

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

5. Who is Commander Shaughnessey?

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