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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lobel is on patrol, what does he imagine is following him?
(a) A black panther.
(b) His mother.
(c) A film camera.
(d) The enemy.

2. What is the name of the new Lieutenant of Richie's platoon.
(a) Gearhart.
(b) Gingham.
(c) Giddings.
(d) Granger.

3. What position did Jenkins's father hold in the army?
(a) A lieutenant.
(b) A captain.
(c) A colonel.
(d) A sergeant.

4. Which soldier is killed on the first night of patrol?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Rings.
(d) Jenkins.

5. How is the soldier killed on the first night of patrol?
(a) He is shot through the heart.
(b) He eats a poisonous plant.
(c) He throws his body on a grenade.
(d) He steps on a landmine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose address does Lobel offer to give Richie so that he'll have someone to write letters to?

2. What is the name of the soldier killed when the American troop's location is accidentally revealed?

3. How many soldiers in Richie's platoon are promoted after the village ambush?

4. Around the time of the Vietnamese New Year, what is happening on the streets of New York?

5. Who writes a letter to Lieutenant Carroll's pregnant wife, explaining what has happened to him?

(see the answer key)

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