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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Curt Lemon walked into the tent?
(a) The dentist said his teeth were perfect
(b) He fainted
(c) The dentist pulled a tooth
(d) He tripped over the drill cord, and tore the tent down

2. How is Henry Dobbins described by the narrator?
(a) Bad man and scared soldier
(b) Weird man and stupid soldier
(c) Good man and superb soldier
(d) Great man and bad soldier

3. What did Kiowa teach to Rat Kiley?
(a) How to read
(b) A rain dance
(c) How to skin a man
(d) How to make moccasins

4. Who began to tense up in the line waiting for an examination?
(a) Curt Lemon
(b) Tim O'Brien
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Dave Jense

5. What did Lt. Cross keep under his tongue?
(a) A pebble
(b) A grain of rice
(c) A bullet
(d) A piece of candy

6. Who was excused from tunnel duty due to size?
(a) Ted Lavender
(b) Henry Dobbins
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Lee Strunk

7. What company are the men in?
(a) Delta Company
(b) Alpha Company
(c) Charlie Company
(d) Bravo Company

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

9. What part of Lee Strunk's body is broken?
(a) His ego
(b) His arm
(c) His leg
(d) His nose

10. "If you weren't humping, you were __________."
(a) Sleeping
(b) Waiting
(c) Playing Games
(d) Tired

11. According to the narrator, what is a characteristic of a "true war story?"
(a) There is a lesson at the end
(b) Someone dies in it
(c) It takes place during a battle
(d) There is no moral ending

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

13. What does Dave Jensen do with the pistol?
(a) He breaks his own nose
(b) He shoots down a bird
(c) He gives it to Less Strunk as a peace offering
(d) He captures a Viet Cong

14. What personality does Curt Lemon put out for others to see according to the narrator?
(a) A scared young man, always taking drugs to stay relaxed
(b) A de facto leader, always reminding the guys of SOP
(c) A big prankster, always pulling tricks on members of the platoon
(d) A tough soldier, always puffing himself up

15. What do the men call plane rides home to America?
(a) Chopper catch
(b) Freedom birds
(c) Home runs
(d) Liberty lifts

Short Answer Questions

1. Which limb does Lee Strunk lose?

2. Who is the boyfriend of Mary Anne Bell?

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

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

5. Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?

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