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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first person that Peewee accuses of being a "Cong"?
(a) Their cook.
(b) Their laundress.
(c) Their cleaning woman.
(d) Their commanding officer.

2. What is Richie's response to the offer regarding his medical records?
(a) He says that the offer is unfair to him.
(b) He accepts the offer.
(c) He rejects the offer.
(d) He says that he has to think about the offer.

3. When the racially charged argument is broken up, which character gets his tooth chipped?
(a) Lieutenant Carroll.
(b) Lieutenant Boyle.
(c) Captain Stewart.
(d) Sergeant Simpson.

4. After the pacification mission, who comes to attack the villagers?
(a) Vietcong soldiers.
(b) American soldiers.
(c) British soldiers.
(d) French soldiers.

5. When Richie is pondering his own death, who does he wonder will miss him?
(a) Kenny.
(b) The army.
(c) His mother.
(d) Peewee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Sergeant Simpson offer to Richie to get him out of the fighting?

2. In what state does Richie complete his basic training?

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

4. What is the name of Richie's younger brother?

5. Which of the following soldiers are not patroling for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Richie sent on patrol with the Charlie Company?

2. How do the soldiers pass the time around the barracks when they have no missions to attend to?

3. Before the troops see any action, what does Richie think about the fighting?

4. What advice does Walowick give to Richie in regard to the dead Vietcong soldier?

5. What news does Peewee receive from home in a letter from Earlene?

6. What happens when Richie is out on patrol with the Charlie Company?

7. How does RIchie cope with the trauma that he witnesses while on patrol with the Charlie Company?

8. Why does Peewee ask Richie to write a letter to Earlene on his behalf?

9. What happens to Richie's knee, and why is he still sent to Vietnam?

10. What happens to the soldiers while they are on a layover in Osaka, Japan?

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