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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unit is divided into how many parts?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What creature plagues Downs throughout the operation?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Black flies.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Mosquitoes.

3. What is a Choi-Hoi?
(a) Turncoat.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Messenger.
(d) Translator.

4. What type of company operates at the base?
(a) Beta.
(b) Omega.
(c) Delta.
(d) Alpha.

5. During the patrol how many Vietcong are confronted in the region?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

6. Which adjective best describes the firepower of the Americans?
(a) Mediocre.
(b) Extravagant.
(c) Superior.
(d) Sparse.

7. Up to this point Downs and his men had spent how many months at the first camp?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

8. An old woman searches the camp and finds which of the following?
(a) Maps.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Food.
(d) Grenades.

9. Which emotion best describes the attitude of the patrol despite their recent successes?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Frustrated.

10. How many men are sent out in the first patrol?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 20.

11. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1969.

12. Men must do extra work to create which of the following:
(a) Medical facility.
(b) Water supply system.
(c) Mess hall.
(d) Command post.

13. The land mine is rigged to release what debilitating item?
(a) Napalm.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Shrapnel.
(d) Tear Gas.

14. Which word means to avoid duty by feigning illness or injury?
(a) Sidling.
(b) Malingering.
(c) Infiltrating.
(d) Loafing.

15. Which word best describes the area in which Downs is stationed?
(a) Ravaged.
(b) Bustling.
(c) War-torn.
(d) Pastural.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the acting commander at the camp?

2. The first base was set up in what type of area?

3. Which government office is held by one of the Vietnamese civilians?

4. Which of the following is one of the commanders at the company?

5. Which man stops to give advice to Downs about the condition of the jungle?

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