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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through First Lieutenant Archie Joe Biggers; Specialist 4 Stephen A. Howard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the smell so awful when Stephen and his battalion find a downed helicopter?
(a) The helicopter had been down for seven days.
(b) The helicopter had been down two weeks.
(c) The helicopter had been down for ten days.
(d) The helicopter had been down for three weeks.

2. When is the ammo dump at Long Binh blown up?
(a) November 1968.
(b) January 1969.
(c) December 1968.
(d) January 1968.

3. How many boxes of grenades does Luther throw during the hospital attack?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

4. When is Luther's hospital attacked?
(a) April 27, 1970.
(b) August 27, 1967.
(c) May 14, 1968.
(d) January 15, 1969.

5. What does Light Bulb's father do for a living?
(a) Is a janitor.
(b) Works in a factory.
(c) Is a cook in a restaurant.
(d) Drives a truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of torpedoes do the VC put down to blow the fence at the hospital where Luther works?

2. What do Malik and his regiment use to burn down huts?

3. If Haywood's group is doing combat assault of a village, where would the command post be?

4. When Light Bulb and his unit are trying to extricate a helicopter that had been shot down, what do they keep hearing in the night?

5. How many days and nights does Charles say that it rains during monsoon season?

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