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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. What is the name of the soldier that was once a star high school athlete?
(a) Monaco.
(b) Lobel.
(c) Brew.
(d) Johnson.

2. In what state does Richard Perry live as a high school student?
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Montana.

3. Which of the following best describes Richie's feelings during the ambush?
(a) Vulnerable.
(b) Valiant.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Vivacious.

4. What happens when the soldiers are sent to protect another company from the encroaching enemy?
(a) Nothing happens.
(b) Richie kills his first enemy soldier.
(c) Richie accidentally kills a fellow soldier with friendly fire.
(d) Richie saves Peewee from a grenade.

5. What is the name of the young, black medic?
(a) Jamal.
(b) Jason.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Jeremy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Lobel's family is a film director?

2. Who is the lead actress in the movie that the soldiers watch over and over during their slow days?

3. Which soldier does Lobel lament always dies in wars?

4. How many soldiers in Richie's platoon are promoted after the village ambush?

5. During the attack in which the first enemy soldier is killed, why doesn't Richie shoot anyone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons drew Richie into joining the army?

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

3. What are the soldiers told during their orientation speech upon arrival to Chu Lia?

4. Why isn't Richie able to answer the question about his future goals when speaking to the Red Cross workers?

5. What is the reaction of the soldiers when they receive their assignments to be moved to Chu Lia?

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

7. During the slow days, what does Richie learn about his fellow soldiers Brew, Lobel, and Monaco?

8. How does Lieutenant Carroll die?

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

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

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