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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. 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) 15 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. How many days and nights does Charles say that it rains during monsoon season?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

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

4. How old was Light Bulb when he enlisted?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

5. How many more months did Light Bulb have to serve when he left Vietnam?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Luther finally quit shooting when the hospital is attacked?

2. How many boxes of grenades does Luther throw during the hospital attack?

3. What does Richard do when he joins the police department back home?

4. Who are killed when Brooks fires a grenade launcher?

5. How many men is Luther told that he shot and killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Charles do if he is ever asked to fight overseas again?

2. Why did some guys call Emmanuel a VC sympathizer?

3. What does Charles say is his first contact with a real man?

4. What is the standard operating procedure when Haywood's division would go into a village?

5. Why does Luther get a Bronze Star for his part in the hospital attack?

6. What does Haywood remember about night movement in a monsoon?

7. What did Richard do when some white guys in a car cut him off and honked the horn?

8. Why is Richard supposed to have a job in the rear?

9. What did Haywood see in a vision when he was twelve?

10. How does Light Bulb lose a stripe and get a fine?

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