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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Specialist 4 Richard J. Ford III; Specialist 4 Charles Strong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Wallace Terry working when he was asked to cover a story on the role of the black soldier in the Vietnam War?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) Philadelphia Inquirer.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) New York Times.

2. How long does a Vietnamese interpreter tell Light Bulb that the Vietnamese had been fighting a war?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) Hundreds of years.

3. Where is Light Bulb's home town?
(a) Topeka, Kansas.
(b) Phoenix, Louisiana.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) East St. Louis, Illinois.

4. In the early years of the Vietnam War, what percent of fatalities were blacks?
(a) 11 percent.
(b) 33 percent.
(c) 45 percent.
(d) 23 percent.

5. What is the name of Richard's church?
(a) Way of the Cross Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) Church of the Open Door.
(d) Antioch Pentecostal Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?

2. Where were Charles's family from?

3. How old was the youngest American soldier who died in combat in Vietnam?

4. What does Charles decide that the war in Vietnam was fought for?

5. How old was Light Bulb when he enlisted?

(see the answer key)

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