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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the platoon at?
(a) Home in the United States
(b) Than Khe
(c) Landing Zone Gator
(d) My Khe

2. If you follow the dink, you stay in the _____________.
(a) pink
(b) rink
(c) stink
(d) sink

3. What does Dave Jensen borrow?
(a) A shovel
(b) A pistol
(c) A cigarette
(d) A bar of chocolate

4. What does Dave Jensen do when he snaps?
(a) He shoots his gun into the air
(b) He curls into a ball and cries
(c) He loses his ability to talk
(d) He screams and climb a tree

5. What memory forced the men to switch from coffee to gin?
(a) The remorse of killing others
(b) The loss of Martha's love
(c) The deaths of men after they returned home
(d) The death of Ted Lavender

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose does the chapter 'Love' fill for the novel?

2. In what year was the college reunion where Jimmy Cross reunited with Martha?

3. How is Lee Strunk medically treated?

4. "A true war story, if truly told, makes the ____________ believe."

5. What movie did Jimmy Cross and Martha see on their date before the war?

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