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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does the target hold?
(a) Informant.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Transport.
(d) Interrogator.

2. What item gives the sniper away to Hathcock?
(a) Shout to partner.
(b) Sound of bolt action.
(c) Glint from scope.
(d) Nothing.

3. Hathcock gets permission to do what?
(a) Reconfigure the platoon.
(b) Observe.
(c) Go on leave.
(d) Start a new sniper class.

4. How does the author describe Hathcock's new platoon leader?
(a) Lazy drug addict.
(b) Dictator.
(c) Militant patriot.
(d) Worthless slob.

5. What is the name of the next, larger operation?
(a) Song De Song.
(b) Rio Blanco.
(c) Hamburger Hill.
(d) Rio Bravo.

6. What type of vehicle is spotted by Hathcock?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Boat.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Helicopter.

7. Where does Hathcock get shot?
(a) Neck.
(b) Leg.
(c) Arm.
(d) Chest.

8. What job is held by the second man killed?
(a) Scout.
(b) Rower.
(c) Driver.
(d) Pilot.

9. What skills does this old friend have?
(a) Scout and medic.
(b) Sniper and infantryman.
(c) Cavalry soldier.
(d) Sniper and armorer.

10. Which battalion accompanies the platoon?
(a) 1st Battalion.
(b) 3rd Battalion.
(c) 4th Battalion.
(d) 2nd Battalion.

11. What is another term for "secretive"?
(a) Reticent.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Need to know.
(d) Cloak and dagger.

12. What is unusual about the enemies?
(a) They are drunk.
(b) They are women.
(c) Some are unarmed.
(d) They are children.

13. Hathcock returns home during what period in the Vietnam War?
(a) Peak.
(b) Decline.
(c) Divergence.
(d) Reassessment.

14. What weapon did Land demonstrate?
(a) Pistol.
(b) .300 rifle.
(c) .50 caliber machine gun.
(d) Grenade launcher.

15. Who sees the kill as his going away present?
(a) Burke.
(b) Land.
(c) Reinke.
(d) Hathcock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is captured and provides good intelligence information?

2. What team is chosen for a top secret mission?

3. What year was it when Hathcock returned home?

4. What structure is the platoon generally assigned to patrol?

5. What weapon is used?

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