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

2. Who mimics the girl's dancing later that night, making Henry Dobbins angry?
(a) Tim
(b) Rat Kiley
(c) Curt Lemon
(d) Azar

3. What medal did Norman Bowker almost win?
(a) Medal of Honor
(b) Gold Star
(c) Purple Heart
(d) Silver Star

4. What animal does Tim notice as he tries to process the death of the man he killed?
(a) A snake
(b) A worm
(c) A bird
(d) A butterfly

5. What was unique about the mission the men were given when Rat Kiley was injured?
(a) They had to work alone
(b) They had to crawl the entire way
(c) They had to keep talking nonstop as part of a ruse
(d) They had to walk at night and sleep during the day

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the person they meet doing in the middle of a burned house?

2. How did Rat Kiley tease Tim to keep him out of shock?

3. What is Tim trying to save with a story?

4. In Tim's imagination, what village is the man he killed from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tim after he kills the man in the path with a grenade?

2. What two types of truth are there for the author and reader?

3. How does Tim react to Bobby Jorgenson's failings as a medic?

4. Contrast the two times Tim was shot.

5. Do you agree with Kiowa or Tim's point of view about the kill? Why?

6. What is the main struggle for the narrator/author in the chapter "Good Form?"

7. What is unique about the movements required of Alpha Company for this chapter's mission?

8. How does Rat Kiley cope with the difficult mission of up all night, and sleeping during the day?

9. What does the dancing girl symbolize to you?

10. What is Norman's assessment of his valor and bravery?

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