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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Specialist 4 Haywood T. Kirkland.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Light Bulb arrives in the area near the Ia Drang Valley, how long had a man been standing on a mine?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. What does Haywood's father do?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Chef.
(d) Factory worker.

3. What do Malik and his regiment use to burn down huts?
(a) Matches and dry brush.
(b) Torches.
(c) Zippos.
(d) Grenades.

4. Where did Light Bulb go to college for a semester before enlisting?
(a) Indiana State University.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) Southern Illinois University.
(d) Bowling Green State University.

5. Where does Luther live when he is at the hospital in Vietnam?
(a) In the barracks.
(b) In a bunker he built outside.
(c) In a room in the hospital.
(d) In a hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the unemployment rate of black veterans?

2. When do Haywood and the others rob the post office?

3. When did Richard graduate from high school?

4. How old was Haywood in 1960?

5. In the early years of the Vietnam War, what percent of fatalities were blacks?

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