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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part IV Breathing In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the streets of Saigon full of?
(a) Prostitutes
(b) Dead soldiers
(c) Animals
(d) Crime and trash

2. Where is the enemy most effective?
(a) In the air
(b) On the ground
(c) In Saigon
(d) At China Beach

3. Who is Seann Flynn's famous father?
(a) Steven Flynn
(b) Errol Flynn
(c) Flynn Page
(d) The Flying Flynn

4. When does Herr finally take up a weapon?
(a) During the Tet Offensive
(b) When another soldier makes him use a gun
(c) When a VC threatens him
(d) When he is dared to shoot a water buffalo

5. How does Herr get a bloody nose?
(a) He runs into a tree
(b) He is punched by Flynn
(c) He is kicked in the nose by another soldier
(d) He is hit by mortar fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?

2. When did the First Indochina War end?

3. When does the Tet Offensive begin?

4. Why do many soldiers miss details that could have kept them alive?

5. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?

(see the answer key)

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