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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. What kind of wound qualified for a mercy kill?
(a) Gangrene
(b) Loss of an arm
(c) Head wound
(d) Wheelchair wound
2. What information is the letter Henry Dobbins receives in October?
(a) His mother died
(b) His girlfriend dumps him
(c) His sister is sick
(d) His girlfriend is pregnant
3. What is Dave Jensen worried about?
(a) He will step on a booby trap
(b) Lee Strunk will shoot him
(c) Lee Strunk will retaliate
(d) The rest of the platoon will kill him
4. How did the jackknife incident change the relationship between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
(a) The avoided each other
(b) They hated each other
(c) They instantly became best friends
(d) They trusted each other
5. When was Ted Lavender killed outside of the village Than Khe?
(a) First week of August
(b) Middle of August
(c) First week of April
(d) Middle of April
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Jimmy Cross get another photograph of Martha?
2. How does Kiowa describe Ted Lavender's death?
3. What item owned by Dave Jensen is missing?
4. According to the narrator, what is a characteristic of a "true war story?"
5. What profession did Henry Dobbins want to have in high school?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator he is a bad fit to be drafted into the war?
2. Why does Rat Kiley write a letter to Curt Lemon's sister, and what does the letter contain?
3. Explain how the rhyme "Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you're in the pink." changed meanings?
4. How did things start when Mary Anne first arrived, and how did they change?
5. What happens to make the platoon believe in the good luck provided by the pantyhose?
6. How does the incident of the broken noses affect the relationship between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
7. Why did the men have to see the dentist?
8. What does Dave Jensen do to make himself square with Lee Strunk?
9. Why do Jimmy Cross and Tim O'Brien stop drinking coffee, and what do they switch to?
10. Give examples of how the men dealt with death.
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