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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which adjective best describes Hathcock at this time?
(a) Angry.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) No nonsense.
(d) Curious.

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

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

4. What award was given to the solider posthumously?
(a) Purple Heart.
(b) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(c) Silver Star.
(d) Navy Cross.

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

6. Who throws a wrench into the operation?
(a) Migrant worker.
(b) Fallen soldier.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Runaway scout.

7. When Hathcock returns to Vietnam where is he stationed?
(a) Duc Pho.
(b) Hill 55.
(c) Da Nang.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

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

9. What object gives Hathcock away to the sniper?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Feather.
(d) Cough.

10. Hathcock goes on what kind of mission?
(a) Solo.
(b) Public.
(c) Unannounced.
(d) Silent.

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

12. What month did Hathcock return home?
(a) July.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) November.

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

14. What does Hathcock turn to during that time?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Competition shooting.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Anti-war protests.

15. The man in control of the mission most likely works for which agency?
(a) FBI.
(b) NATO.
(c) CIA.
(d) UN.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were committed to combat at that time?

2. How does the author describe Hathcock's new platoon leader?

3. What kind of weapon does the outsider use?

4. A random shot causes some people to hide behind what object?

5. What gives away the location of the enemy sniper?

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