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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Tim's imagination, what village is the man he killed from?
(a) Tra Bong
(b) My Khe
(c) Saigon
(d) Than Khe

2. Who helps Tim spook Bobby Jorgenson out on patrol?
(a) Azar
(b) Henry Dobbins
(c) Mitchell Sanders
(d) Morty Phillips

3. What question does Tim's daughter ask him?
(a) Did you ever get shot?
(b) Did you ever kill anyone?
(c) Did you have a girlfriend in Vietnam?
(d) Did you lose your best friend in war?

4. What Army position did the narrator hold?
(a) Lieutenant
(b) Radio man
(c) Pilot
(d) Foot soldier

5. How do the men in the platoon treat Tim when they run into him at the supply command?
(a) They greet him and treat him as if nothing happened
(b) They ignore him because they all thought he died
(c) They treat him distantly, because he isn't one of them anymore
(d) They treat him politely and ask him for favors

6. Other than Kathleen and Tim, who else watched him get into the river?
(a) A woman carrying a basket
(b) A young man hauling rice
(c) An old man farming
(d) A young child eating

7. What source of light gave away the platoon's position?
(a) A camp fire
(b) A cigarette
(c) A flashlight
(d) A camera flash

8. What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
(a) A medal for bravery
(b) A passage in the Bible
(c) A postcard from home
(d) A picture of his girlfriend

9. Where did Tim and Linda go on a date?
(a) To a movie
(b) To a skating rink
(c) To the park
(d) To a baseball game

10. Who makes the decision to NOT alert Lt. Cross about finding the body?
(a) Rat Kiley
(b) Azar
(c) Henry Dobbins
(d) Mitchell Sanders

11. What personal item did Tim "bury" in the river?
(a) A picture of his old girlfriend
(b) Kiowa's moccasins
(c) Lt. Cross's pebble
(d) Henry Dobbins' panty hose

12. How did Rat Kiley tease Tim to keep him out of shock?
(a) He made jokes about Tim dressing in drag
(b) He pretended Tim had been pregnant
(c) He sang songs as he dressed the wound
(d) He quoted from his medical manual in a pompous voice

13. What event causes Tim to revise "Speaking of Courage," following Norman Bowker's advice?
(a) The death of Lt. Cross
(b) A letter from Kiowa's father
(c) Feedback from his daughter
(d) Norman Boker's suicide

14. Who is the most "spooked" in the end?
(a) Morty Phillips
(b) Azar
(c) Tim
(d) Bobby Jorgenson

15. What did Kiowa's father do?
(a) Work as a gardener
(b) Work as a mechanic
(c) Teach Sunday school
(d) Teach elementary school

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Norman Bowker do to avoid his troubles?

2. What was Norman Bowker's chief criticism of the first draft of "Speaking of Courage?"

3. Who was the first person Tim grieved for their death?

4. Why does Henry Dobbins think the girl is dancing?

5. How does Rat Kiley ensure a ticket home?

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