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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the first person Tim grieved for their death?
(a) Linda
(b) Kiowa
(c) His grandfather
(d) The man he killed on the trail

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

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

5. What activity does Norman Bowker do to avoid his troubles?
(a) He relaxes with his Dad and watches baseball
(b) He drives around the lake
(c) He gets drunk
(d) He works a double shift

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

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

8. What is Tim trying to save with a story?
(a) His own life
(b) Linda's memory
(c) All of his war buddies' lives
(d) Kathleen's education

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

10. How many years has it been since the war for the author, at the time of writing the novel?
(a) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 2 years

11. Who is curious about if the narrator killed anybody?
(a) His son
(b) His wife
(c) His daughter
(d) His friend

12. What does Tim think would have happened if he ignored the man on the trail?
(a) The man would have surrendered
(b) Someone else in the platoon would have killed him
(c) The man would have just continued down the trail, unharmed
(d) The man would have planted land mines

13. What did Tim use to kill the man on the trail?
(a) A grenade
(b) A machine gun
(c) A trip wire land mine
(d) A pistol

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

15. Who do the platoon meet in the village?
(a) An old woman
(b) A young girl
(c) A young boy
(d) An old man

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Kiowa be sure the man would have done harm to the platoon if Tim had not killed him?

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

3. What is not a phrase used by the men to describe the dead?

4. Who defends Lt. Cross from being at fault when the other guys want to blame him?

5. Who warns Lt. Cross about the location the men choose to camp in?

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