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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the villagers told they have to keep walking even after Hodges says that he will transport them to the resettlement village in a Medevac?
(a) He is refused transport.
(b) The resettlement village is supposedly full.
(c) The villagers refuse the transport.
(d) He can't be bothered and changes his mind.

2. Chapter 14 What is Gilliland looking forward to after his ten years of military service?
(a) Joining the police force
(b) Travelling across the USA
(c) Working as a private detective
(d) Rest and relaxation

3. What happens as Waterbull sits under his hooch looking at a picture?
(a) He is bitten by a poisonous snake.
(b) He starts to cry as he thinks of home.
(c) He is attacked by the enemy and shot three times.
(d) A grenade is thrown into his hooch.

4. Before Snake enlists in the Marines, what type of tattoo does he get?
(a) A skull encircled with two snakes that reads "Death before Dishonor"
(b) An eagle and an American flag
(c) An evil clown
(d) A tattoo that says, MOM

5. What does Speedy offer to give Senator when he says that he wants to resign from the Marines?
(a) A medal to bring home to his wife
(b) A grenade to kill himself with
(c) Some extra money for travelling home
(d) A letter of recommendation

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 13 What is a sign that the enemy is near?

2. Where is Goodrich attending college when he decides to enlist in the Marines?

3. What news does the patrol read about in a newspaper from home?

4. Chapter 8 How does Senator's friend, John Grimsley, get out of going to Vietnam?

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

(see the answer key)

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