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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the attack in which the first enemy soldier is killed, what sport do the men return home to play?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

2. To what country is Richie sent to fight in the army?
(a) China.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Japan.
(d) Korea.

3. Who does Lobel warn Richie not to become?
(a) The feared black soldier.
(b) The baby-faced vlack soldier.
(c) The comedic black soldier.
(d) The heroic black soldier.

4. What war is going on during the years in which the novel is set?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Civil War.

5. What is the name of the extraordinarily strong black soldier that Richie and Peewee meet?
(a) Richardson.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Samson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of Peewee's life goals?

2. What happens when the soldiers are sent to protect another company from the encroaching enemy?

3. Why does Peewee enjoy his time in the army?

4. When the soldiers are at their layover in Japan, where are they forced to sleep?

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

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