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

2. Why does Lewis order a rifle inspection upon taking command of his platoon?
(a) To evaluate his men informally.
(b) To establish his authority.
(c) He is looking for a spy.
(d) To judge the cleanliness of his platoon.

3. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?
(a) Paul Barents.
(b) Ken Shelleman.
(c) John Zier.
(d) Phil Leslie.

4. In Chapter 2, where does Virginia's husband serve during the war?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Korea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which solider in Lewis' platoon excels at walking point on patrols?

2. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What opinion does Chesty have about the Marine Corps' training methods?

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

3. Describe Dr. Cabot's treatment of Lewis.

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

5. How does Lewis lose his legs?

6. Describe Paul Barents.

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

8. What does Lewis prevent his men from doing to an enemy corpse in Chapter 3?

9. What are Lewis's "stubbies"?

10. How does the experience of combat affect Lewis' relationship with his father?

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