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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Austin rip off Phony's back?
(a) Phony's shirt with a peace sign on it
(b) Phony's bed roll
(c) Phony's rifle
(d) Phony's backpack

2. What is the plan Senator devises to make him sick enough to go for treatment to the Battalion Aid Station?
(a) He hopes to get an infection from rubbing jam into his gook sores.
(b) He decides to shoot off a toe.
(c) He plans to break his finger.
(d) He eats rotten food hoping to get food poisoning.

3. Chapter 4 What is the injury that Ogre sustains during enemy fire?
(a) His leg is bleeding badly.
(b) He is grazed across his temple.
(c) His arm is broken.
(d) He is shot in the shoulder.

4. Chapter 8 How does Senator's friend, John Grimsley, get out of going to Vietnam?
(a) He cuts off his finger.
(b) He shoots himself in the foot.
(c) He goes to Canada.
(d) He is given a psychological deferment.

5. Chapter 13 What is a sign that the enemy is near?
(a) The water bulls disappear from the fields
(b) The smell of human sweat is in the air.
(c) The birds begin to screech.
(d) The fields are silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Speedy offer to give Senator when he says that he wants to resign from the Marines?

2. What does Bagger do when he hears the song, These Eyes?

3. What is Goodrich's strength as he sits contemplating after the battle?

4. How do the civilians in America treat Gilliland when he returns home wearing his uniform?

5. What is Hodges thinking as he watches his men dying in Arizona Valley?

(see the answer key)

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