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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the squad advise the soldier, whose girlfriend proposed marriage, to do?
(a) Marry her.
(b) Dump her.
(c) Lie to her.
(d) Think about his answer.

2. After Richie's discussion with Johnson about the war protestors, what does he fall asleep thinking about?
(a) Wondering if its possible for people to be "happy."
(b) Wondering if its possible for people to be "crazy."
(c) Wondering if its possible for people to be "evil."
(d) Wondering if its possible for people to be "good."

3. Which soldier promises to come to Richie and Peewee's aid if problems arise in camp over their new lieutenant?
(a) Rings.
(b) Monaco.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Brunner.

4. What is the name of the soldier who is mortally wounded during the same fight in which Richie is shot?
(a) Brew.
(b) Brunner.
(c) Lobel.
(d) Monaco.

5. Who writes a letter to Tuner's parents?
(a) Peewee.
(b) Richie.
(c) Captain Stewart.
(d) Lieutenant Doyle.

6. What type of soldier does the new lieutenant like to put in the most dangerous military positions?
(a) The young soldiers.
(b) The old soldiers.
(c) The black soldiers.
(d) The white soldiers.

7. What is the name of the soldier killed when the American troop's location is accidentally revealed?
(a) Turner.
(b) Rings.
(c) Brew.
(d) Brunner.

8. How did Richie know Johnny Robinson?
(a) They went to church together.
(b) They played basketball together.
(c) They went to the same school.
(d) They were cousins.

9. What is waiting for Richie when he enters one of the huts in the recently pacified village?
(a) A terrified kitten.
(b) A Vietcong soldier.
(c) A starving puppy.
(d) A crying child.

10. What is attached to the young Vietnamese child that Peewee makes a doll for?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A letter.
(c) A flower.
(d) A lunch sack.

11. What is the name of the character sent in to replace Sergeant Simpson?
(a) Lieutenant Donnahue.
(b) Lieutenant Dongan.
(c) Lieutenant Drager.
(d) Lieutenant Doyle.

12. Which soldier is approached by Lt. Dongan asking if Lobel is a homosexual?
(a) Richie.
(b) Peewee.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Monaco.

13. How does Richie get away from the fight after he has been shot?
(a) He is carried out by another soldier.
(b) He crawls on his knees.
(c) He does not leave the scene after he is shot.
(d) He runs on sheer adrenaline.

14. What happens when the soldiers realize that the war will not be ending anytime soon?
(a) The military gives the soldiers pay raises.
(b) Many soldiers burst into tears.
(c) Many soldiers go AWOL.
(d) Peace rumors stop circulating.

15. Who opens fire on the Vietnamese soldiers?
(a) The recovery tanks.
(b) No one opens fire on the Vietnamese ally soldiers.
(c) The rescue helicopters.
(d) The front line soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character wakes up in the middle of the night with terrible, screaming nightmares?

2. What character is Richie reunited with when he is resting in the hospital?

3. Who tells Richie that there is no meaning to the war in Vietnam?

4. Who are the Vietnamese soldiers holding as bait, trying to encourage the chopper to arrive?

5. Which of the following best describes Richie's life in the hospital?

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