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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Richard's wife?
(a) Mary-Ellen.
(b) Marie.
(c) Kathy-Ann.
(d) Betty-Sue.

2. The base is made of ________________ buildings.
(a) mud.
(b) concrete.
(c) brick.
(d) wooden.

3. What rank did the man in #42 hold?
(a) Commander.
(b) Lieutenant Commander.
(c) Rear Admiral.
(d) Captain.

4. Some of Richard's fitness reports were outstanding but other reports complained of _____________________.
(a) his unreliability.
(b) his alcoholism.
(c) his anger.
(d) his aggression.

5. What was the U.S. nickname for Vietcong soldiers?
(a) Eels.
(b) Ricers.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Paddy.

6. Where did Richard and his family move in May of 1971?
(a) Portland.
(b) Miami.
(c) Monterey.
(d) Washington D.C.

7. Richard refused to go with Henry and went home with his crew in a ________________ boat.
(a) MARC.
(b) ANOW.
(c) STAB.
(d) STIL.

8. Vieques Island is near ___________________.
(a) Fiji.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Vancouver.
(d) Puerto Rico.

9. Why was there tension among the men as they waited to be picked up after the mission?
(a) The rain is unrelenting.
(b) They are targets for the enemy.
(c) Most of the men are seriously wounded.
(d) The helicopters are really late.

10. Richard and his men went out on a PBR boat to ______________ Crossing where the Vietcong have been seen.
(a) Malai.
(b) Mao.
(c) Ambrose.
(d) Juliet.

11. The men who Richard led were ____________________.
(a) officers.
(b) infantrymen.
(c) new recruits.
(d) parachute jumpers.

12. Who were Richard's children?
(a) Ritchie and Kathy.
(b) Robbie and Kathy.
(c) Ritchie and Kara.
(d) Robbie and Krystal.

13. Richard and his men took off in a plane in ________________________.
(a) Norfolk, Virginia.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) San Diego, California.

14. Who is Richard's commanding officer in Chapter 7?
(a) P.J. Brumbaugh.
(b) J.J. Milne.
(c) B.B. Witham.
(d) D.L. Stewart.

15. VC is an acronym for ____________________.
(a) Veterans Commission.
(b) Valuable Coins.
(c) Various Channels.
(d) Vietcong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Richard take his son along with him?

2. Where did Richard's family move when his father lost his job?

3. Which of Richard's men ran openly in the street instead of taking cover?

4. Richard became a radioman in which city?

5. In what year did Richard enlist in the military?

(see the answer keys)

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