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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the soldier in the breakfast hall call Peewee and Richie when they refuse his offer?
(a) Aunt Pats.
(b) Uncle Toms.
(c) Uncle Bills.
(d) Aunt Marys.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of Peewee's life goals?
(a) To make love to a foreign woman.
(b) To speak another language.
(c) To smoke a cigar.
(d) To drink wine from a bottle with a cork.

3. What is the name of the military leader that wants to kill more Vietcong so that he will be promoted?
(a) Lieutenant Boyle.
(b) Sergeant Simpson.
(c) Captain Stewart.
(d) Lieutenant Carroll.

4. Who does Richie feel certain is the good guy in the Vietnam war.
(a) Richie is sure the Americans are the "good guys."
(b) Richie is sure that there are not "good guys" in the war.
(c) Richie is sure the Vietcong are the "good guys."
(d) Richie is unsure who the "good guys" in the war are.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richie feel about seeing his fellow soldier die during their first patrol?

2. Who does Peewee talk to in a storage shed?

3. What is the name of the soldier who is mortally wounded during the same fight in which Richie is shot?

4. While in high school, what did Richie want to be when he grew up?

5. From which soldier does Richie borrow a Bible so that he can read the Lord's prayer?

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