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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men's stories does Wallace Terry tell in the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. How old was Haywood in 1960?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. Why is Luther chosen to escort the Gemini 10 astronauts to sick bay?
(a) He is a medic.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a nurse.
(d) He works in the pharmacy.

4. How much schooling did Charles's father have?
(a) Fourth-grade education.
(b) High-school education.
(c) Second-grade education.
(d) Eighth-grade education.

5. What reimbursement does Emmanuel give for a house?
(a) About $9.
(b) About $100.
(c) About $200.
(d) About $50.

6. Where does Richard hold a party to arrest some drug pushers?
(a) Ambassador Hotel.
(b) Embassy Motel.
(c) Hotel Wyatt.
(d) Diplomat Motel.

7. Which was the last branch of the service to integrate?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Army.
(d) The Air Force.

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

9. When Haywood is sleeping in a rice paddy in the lowlands during monsoon season, how high does the water get?
(a) Up to his waist.
(b) Up to his ankles.
(c) Up to his chest.
(d) Up to his neck.

10. What do the VC fire directly at the bunker where Luther and Gillis are during the hospital attack?
(a) FIM-92 Stinger.
(b) LRAC F1.
(c) R5.
(d) B-40 rocket.

11. During the attack on the hospital, What does Luther fire at the VC when he is on top of the bunker?
(a) M-4 grease gun.
(b) BAR.
(c) .38 Smith and Wesson Phantom.
(d) M-16.

12. Who are killed when Brooks fires a grenade launcher?
(a) Children.
(b) Some Vietcong.
(c) Some old women.
(d) Elderly people.

13. When Louis dies, how much time did he have before he would have gone home?
(a) A week.
(b) One month.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Two months.

14. What does Charles decide that the war in Vietnam was fought for?
(a) To stop Communism.
(b) Money.
(c) To save the Vietnamese.
(d) To stop the Chinese.

15. What is Haywood's favorite game in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Pool.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Charles when he goes to Vietnam?

2. When Haywood is moving in the night during a monsoon, how far does he fall when he falls into a well?

3. When does Luther fly into Saigon?

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

5. What does Haywood's father do?

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