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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Commander Shaughnessey?
(a) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(b) Lewis's physical therapist.
(c) The doctor in charge of Lewis's hand surgery.
(d) The nurse who bathes Lewis's wounds.

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

3. What regret does Lewis have about his first mission in the DMZ?
(a) He feels he should have been tougher on his men.
(b) The enemy found their position.
(c) He lost a good soldier.
(d) His platoon had killed retreating enemy soldiers.

4. Who is invited to live with Toddy and Lewis while her husband is recovering from surgery?
(a) Kathy Barents.
(b) Martha Barents.
(c) Linda Cabot.
(d) Linda Zier.

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

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

7. Why does Walter Cronkite report Lewis's injury on the evening news?
(a) Lewis was injured while trying to rescue a comrade.
(b) Lewis is the son of a war hero.
(c) Walter Cronkite is a personal friend of the Puller family.
(d) Lewis sacrificed his safety to protect his platoon.

8. Why does the platoon carefully bury their garbage?
(a) As part of the policy to keep the area clean.
(b) To keep wild animals out of camp.
(c) To prevent the Vietcong from making booby traps.
(d) To hide their presence from the Vietcong.

9. In Chapter 3, what does Lewis ask Toddy to send him?
(a) A photograph.
(b) Canned food.
(c) Paper and pens.
(d) A water poncho.

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

11. What does Eddie make?
(a) Custom-made artificial legs.
(b) Beautiful hand blown glassware.
(c) Art from discarded weaponry.
(d) Hand rolled cigarettes.

12. How does Lewis mark the landing zone for the medical chopper in Chapter 4?
(a) With a circle of branches.
(b) With a flare.
(c) With a smoke grenade.
(d) With red spray paint.

13. Where is Camp 413 located?
(a) Outside Dong Ha.
(b) East of Seoul.
(c) North of Hanoi.
(d) Outside Da Nang.

14. Who is Captain Thanh?
(a) A Vietnamese ARVN captain Lewis admires.
(b) A Veitcong spy.
(c) The platoon translator.
(d) A Vietnamese government official who greets the platoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Lewis throw a New Year's party for while in the hospital?

3. Who is Fidget?

4. How does Lewis lose his legs?

5. Why does Lewis write long letters to his father while on duty at the Tu Cau Bridge?

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