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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. What is Norman doing at the time Terry interviews him?
(a) Working for Cummins Engine Company.
(b) Working for Boeing.
(c) Working for IBM.
(d) Working for Amtrak.

2. When does Robert Mountain get back to the United States from Vietnam?
(a) July 1.
(b) February 8.
(c) August 2.
(d) March 18.

3. What medal does Archie earn for his part in the capture of two Russian-made guns?
(a) Bronze Star.
(b) Silver Star.
(c) Medal of Honor.
(d) Navy Cross.

4. Who takes Robert Holcomb to the Army induction center?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt and uncle.
(c) The FBI.
(d) His father.

5. How many days does Arthur have left in country when he leaves the field?
(a) 89.
(b) 15.
(c) 45.
(d) 90.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Stephen's first white friend?

2. How old is Norman when his plane is shot down?

3. What is the nationality of the man who makes a film about Joseph's platoon?

4. When is the ammo dump at Long Binh blown up?

5. When Archie makes his first kill, what does he think is the nationality of the man he kills?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is William Norman frustrated with the navy?

2. How poor is Edgar when he joins the marines?

3. What is Robert Mountain's training like at Fort Benning?

4. Why does Robert Holcomb go back to Vietnam in 1982?

5. What hurts Archie when he returns to the United States?

6. What is Norman's job in the Air Force?

7. What does Archie say that southerners would feel when they learn there was a black officer in charge of them?

8. What bothers Robert Daniels about the way the Vietnamese seem to thrive in the United States?

9. Why does Arthur Woodley kill another GI in February 1969?

10. What happens to the platoon that Joseph and his men have to find that is dropped into a landing zone called LZ Pink in the Central Highlands?

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