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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which soldier is killed in the swampy field, and subsequently stuck in the muck?
(a) Kiowa
(b) Rat Kiley
(c) Henry Dobbins
(d) Ted Lavender

2. What happens to Mary Anne Bell in the end, according to Rat Kiley?
(a) She takes a helicopter back home
(b) She goes out and never returns, becoming a part of Vietnam
(c) She was killed by a land mine
(d) She and Mark Fossie get married on the beach

3. On what occasion does Rat Kiley write a letter to a man's sister?
(a) The man is coming home safely
(b) The man was captured
(c) The man died
(d) The man was promoted

4. What is Dave Jensen's decision with regard to the pact he made with Lee Strunk?
(a) He shoots him in the head with a pistol
(b) He loosens the tourniquet so he bleeds to death
(c) He promises to smother him in the hospital
(d) He does not kill him.

5. Why does Henry Dobbins think the girl is dancing?
(a) Because she is nervous
(b) Because she wants the soldiers to like her
(c) Because it is a ritual
(d) Because she wants to

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rat Kiley do first to the baby water buffalo?

2. What medal did Norman Bowker almost win?

3. How does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?

4. Who mimics the girl's dancing later that night, making Henry Dobbins angry?

5. What happens to Lee Strunk?

(see the answer key)

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