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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lobel think are the only real things in the world?
(a) Guns.
(b) Movies.
(c) Books.
(d) Enemies.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Lieutenant Carroll?
(a) Excitable.
(b) Kind.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Incompetent.

3. Which of the following medications is brought to a Vietnamese village by the troops?
(a) Vitamins.
(b) Antihistimine pills.
(c) Iodine pills.
(d) Malaria pills.

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

5. Why does Peewee enjoy his time in the army?
(a) Because he feels empowered holding a gun.
(b) Because he feels like an equal to everyone else.
(c) Because he was homeless before, and how he has a home.
(d) Because he enjoys traveling and this was the easiest way for him to see the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which soldier says that he is in Vietnam to stop the spread of communism?

2. What board game does Richie play twice a week?

3. Where is the man living that Richie used to write letters to and contemplates asking the man to return the favor?

4. When the racially charged argument is broken up, which character gets his tooth chipped?

5. What city is Lobel obsessed with, and constantly speaks about?

(see the answer key)

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