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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are Martha's eyes?
(a) Green
(b) Brown
(c) Gray
(d) Blue

2. What was unique about the mission the men were given when Rat Kiley was injured?
(a) They had to work alone
(b) They had to crawl the entire way
(c) They had to walk at night and sleep during the day
(d) They had to keep talking nonstop as part of a ruse

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

4. How could Kiowa be sure the man would have done harm to the platoon if Tim had not killed him?
(a) The man carried letters of troop movements
(b) The man carried dog tags of dead American soldiers
(c) The man carried a supply of land mines
(d) The man carried a gun and ammunition

5. How many soldiers are said to be in the platoon?
(a) 18
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 22

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory forced the men to switch from coffee to gin?

2. How does the narrator find relief from his feelings about the war?

3. Who is the sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong?

4. Which men have a conversation when they see Lt. Cross crying after Ted Lavender's death?

5. What information is the letter Henry Dobbins receives in October?

(see the answer key)

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