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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tim protest the war?
(a) Organizing sit ins at his college
(b) Setting the recruiting station on fire
(c) Participating in a parade
(d) Ringing doorbells for McCarthy

2. Why was Curt Lemon "all smiles" the next morning?
(a) To celebrate his attack on the dentist
(b) To make everyone know how great he was at killing Viet Cong
(c) To show off the tooth he had pulled
(d) To keep from laughing at the rest of the platoon

3. What game do Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker play?
(a) Cards
(b) 20 Questions
(c) Rock, Paper, Scissors
(d) Checkers

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?

4. What does Dave Jensen do when he snaps?

5. How did Jimmy Cross get another photograph of Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the story of Rat Kiley killing the baby water buffalo a "love" story?

2. Explain how the rhyme "Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you're in the pink." changed meanings?

3. Explain why you think Dave Jensen is so upset someone stole from him.

4. Why do the men like checkers?

5. How were Lieutenant Cross's tears misinterpreted after the death of Ted Lavender?

6. Who did you think was the victim as you read the chapter, and who did you think was the victim once you finished it? Why?

7. Who was Elroy Berdahl and what is his significance to the narrator?

8. Why do you think Curt's sister gives the response she does?

9. How did Tim see Curt Lemon's personality?

10. Give a description of boredom as used in the novel.

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