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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Breathing Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rock artists in the 1960s die like what?
(a) Second Lieutenants
(b) Water buffaloes
(c) Toy soldiers
(d) Flies

2. What is the name of the river by Hue?
(a) The Khe Sahn River
(b) The Perfume River
(c) The Euphrates
(d) The River of Tears

3. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?
(a) Weapons
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Food rations
(d) Ammunition

4. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?
(a) Ia Drang
(b) Saigon
(c) Khe Sanh
(d) Hue

5. What does Herr say plays behind the young marine's eyes?
(a) The My Lai massacre
(b) The children playing near land mines
(c) The horror of seeing his buddies killed
(d) The endless marches through jungles

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?

2. What is the name of the 26th Marines company?

3. What is the name of the relief operation at Khe Sanh?

4. What do Red Cross nurses offer soldiers returning from battle?

5. Herr compares combat veterans to what?

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