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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Corporal Turner?
(a) Squad leader.
(b) The senior corpsman
(c) The platoon guide.
(d) The radio operator.

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

4. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?
(a) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.
(b) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.
(c) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(d) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia

5. What is the Riviera?
(a) The resort area for troops in Vietnam.
(b) The most dangerous patrol area near Camp 413.
(c) An expensive hotel in Las Vegas.
(d) A costal area between Italy and France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

3. What painful treatment must Lewis endure to prepare his leg for surgery?

4. What position does Lewis assign Cowboy?

5. What does Lewis decide to do before entering military service?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does duty at the Tu Cau Bridge differ from other patrols in Vietnam?

2. How does Chesty's career influence young Lewis?

3. How does Lewpy's birth affect Lewis?

4. How does a local village take advantage of Lewis and his officers in Chapter 3?

5. How does the Tet offensive affect the Vietnam War?

6. What lessons does Lewis learn from his father as a young boy?

7. How does Toddy's pregnancy affect Lewis's life?

8. How does Lewis's college life contrast with his experiences in Officer Candidate School?

9. What causes Lewis to see his father as a fallible human being?

10. Describe Paul Barents.

(see the answer keys)

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