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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ardell do while helping Pavlo get dressed after his suicide attempt?
(a) Yells at him to wake up.
(b) Sings a marching song.
(c) Whistles a marching tune.
(d) Tells the other trainees to vacate the barrack.

2. Who does Hendrix say confronted two Vietnamese?
(a) His brother.
(b) His lieutenant.
(c) His commanding officer.
(d) Himself.

3. What does Pavlo do when Tower tells him not to ask questions like his first?
(a) Runs out of formation to the furnace room.
(b) Tries to shoot Towers.
(c) Asks another question.
(d) Cries in front of Towers.

4. What happens after the whistle blows?
(a) A squad of army recruits enter.
(b) Pavlo runs out of the room.
(c) A messenger arrives.
(d) Ardell leaves the room.

5. Where is Pavlo while Pierce, HInkle, and Kress are setting up their game?
(a) Doing pull-ups on the bunks.
(b) In the office on the phone.
(c) On the barrack floor doing push-ups.
(d) Under his blanket.

6. What age does Pavlo remember being while holding the grenade?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Eight years old.
(c) Three years old.
(d) Sixteen years old.

7. What did Pavlo have thrown over him when he once entered the barracks?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Dirty clothes.
(c) A tarp.
(d) Water.

8. After Pavlo is finally redressed, what does Ardell comment upon as the trainees leave the barrack?
(a) How good Pavlo looks.
(b) What Pavlo's mother would say.
(c) How stupid Pavlo is.
(d) How ridiculous the situation is.

9. What is Hinkle ordered to do upon the realization that Pavlo is close to death?
(a) To make up a story.
(b) To tell Ardell.
(c) To tell Towers.
(d) To get a medic.

10. What game does Hendrix challenge Pavlo to when they first meet?
(a) Pool.
(b) Trivia.
(c) Poker.
(d) Darts.

11. What does the Corporal say it is easy to do in Vietnam?
(a) Buy a new weapon.
(b) Find a wife.
(c) Get a trip to Cambodia.
(d) Get laid.

12. What is the occupation of the main character?
(a) A ship hand.
(b) An American soldier.
(c) An American spy.
(d) A Jewish Rabbi.

13. What does Ardell instruct Pavlo on in the event of a gas attack?
(a) How to call for back-up.
(b) How to stay low to the ground.
(c) How to hold one's breath.
(d) How to put on his gas mask .

14. Who is Pavlo drunkenly talking to in the opening scene?
(a) A repairman.
(b) A Vietnamese barmaid/prostitute.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A janitor.

15. Who does Pierce say he is worried about while he is drunk talking with Pavlo?
(a) Parker.
(b) Kress.
(c) Pavlo.
(d) Ardell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man whose wallet Pavlo was accused of stealing?

2. What does Ardell tell Pavlo to do after being found close to death?

3. What is the subject of the first army song sung?

4. What country does the Corporal reveal he has been in when Pavlo and him first meet?

5. What was the answer to Pavlo's question to Ardell?

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