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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way the men resupplied the things they carried?
(a) Supply tent
(b) Scavenging from fallen enemies
(c) Supply chopper
(d) Mail

2. What movie did Jimmy Cross and Martha see on their date before the war?
(a) Bonnie and Clyde
(b) Rambo
(c) Pillow Talk
(d) Roman Holiday

3. What does he call the object around his neck?
(a) His closeness to a woman
(b) His piece of home
(c) His guardian angel
(d) His good luck charm

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

5. Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?
(a) His son's position in the army
(b) His son coming home safely
(c) The medals his son brings home
(d) Where his son is serving

6. What holiday did Curt Lemon celebrate with the villagers?
(a) Fourth of July
(b) New Year's
(c) Christmas
(d) Halloween

7. What are Tim's duties at the pig factory?
(a) Cleaner
(b) Declotter
(c) Packager
(d) Throat cutter

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

9. Who gets into a fist fight?
(a) Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk
(b) Rat Kiley and Mitchell Sanders
(c) Lee Strunk and Mitchell Sanders
(d) Dave Jensen and Henry Dobbins

10. Who shares the story of the girlfriend in Vietnam?
(a) Curt Lemon
(b) Mitchell Sanders
(c) Dave Jensen
(d) Rat Kiley

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

12. What is Jimmy Cross's last request to Tim at the end chapter 2?
(a) To take care of Martha for him
(b) To not mention something in his book
(c) To make sure he is buried at home
(d) To help him find a job

13. What is the name of the area the men are in?
(a) Chu Lai
(b) Rocket Pocket
(c) Than Khe
(d) My Khe

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

15. Where is Martha a student?
(a) New Jersey College
(b) Mount Sebastian College
(c) Madison State University
(d) Princeton University

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave Jensen borrow?

2. How much money is the "Emergency Fund" envelope?

3. How does Lee Strunk think the doctors will treat the wound?

4. Which item doubled as a body bag?

5. What changed in late August between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen?

(see the answer keys)

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