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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first draft of the story inspired by Norman Bowker published?
(a) In a national magazine
(b) In Reader's Digest
(c) In an anthology of short stories
(d) On the Internet

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

3. By what area of the body does Norman Bowker attempt to pull the body out of the muck?
(a) His arm
(b) His boot
(c) His belt
(d) His hand

4. What is the person they meet doing in the middle of a burned house?
(a) Crying
(b) Dancing
(c) Eating
(d) Talking to the dead

5. What question of Kathleen's does Tim have a hard time finding an answer to?
(a) Why did he write war stories?
(b) Why was there a war?
(c) Why were they visiting Vietnam?
(d) Why did he kill the man in the trail?

6. Which feeling does the narrator not admit to about the war?
(a) Sadness
(b) Responsibility
(c) Grief
(d) Guilt

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

8. The man Tim killed had a hole the shape of what where an eye was supposed to be?
(a) A heart
(b) A circle
(c) A star
(d) A crescent moon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What medal did Norman Bowker almost win?

3. How does Rat Kiley ensure a ticket home?

4. Other than Kathleen and Tim, who else watched him get into the river?

5. What part of the story is Tim's own?

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