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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is another name for a land mine?
(a) Last Step
(b) Sizzling Sally
(c) Toe Popper
(d) Kaboom

3. Who is the boyfriend of Mary Anne Bell?
(a) Dave Jensen
(b) Rat Kiley
(c) A Green Beret
(d) Mark Fossie

4. What happened in October to change things for Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
(a) Lee Strunk steps on a rigged mortar round
(b) Dave Jensen steps on a rigged mortar round
(c) Dave Jensen is hit by sniper fire
(d) Lee Strunk is hit by sniper fire

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

6. How did the jackknife incident change the relationship between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
(a) They trusted each other
(b) They hated each other
(c) They instantly became best friends
(d) The avoided each other

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

8. How is Lee Strunk medically treated?
(a) Village women help fix him
(b) He is choppered back
(c) He refuses medical treatment
(d) Rat Kiley give him bandages

9. What object is Mitchell Sanders described with each time he is talking?
(a) A yo-yo
(b) A coin he flips
(c) A cigarette lighter
(d) A deck of cards

10. Who does Azar give a chocolate bar to?
(a) A man in the platoon who is about to die
(b) A pretty girl he sees
(c) A kid with a puppy
(d) A boy with one leg

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

12. What year does Tim graduate college?
(a) 1948
(b) 1968
(c) 1988
(d) 1958

13. After his first episode with the dentist, what did Curt Lemon do?
(a) Go for a swim
(b) Volunteer to go out on patrol
(c) Play a game of checkers
(d) Sit by himself under a tree

14. Which is not a benefit of being stationed in the area?
(a) Palm trees
(b) Communications to call home
(c) Friendly villages
(d) White beaches

15. Mitchell Sanders sent what in his letter to the Ohio Draft Board?
(a) Letters home
(b) Photographs
(c) A dead boy's thumb
(d) Body lice

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Tim stay with Elroy at the Tip Top Lodge?

2. What part of Lee Strunk's body is broken?

3. Which man cut off the thumb of a dead Viet-Cong boy?

4. What does Dave Jensen ask Lee Strunk?

5. What does Mitchell Sanders call 'Nam'?

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