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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 extent of Vitelli's injuries?
(a) He has a lethal shot to the chest.
(b) He is shot in the neck.
(c) He is shot in the foot.
(d) He has shrapnel in the abdomen.

2. Chapter 21 What is Snake's reaction at seeing Ogre and Baby Cakes again?
(a) He is elated.
(b) He doesn't care.
(c) He is annoyed.
(d) He is angry.

3. Who gives Gilliland a ride part of the way to meet his wife?
(a) A religious family
(b) An old buddy
(c) An ex-Marine
(d) An anti-war activist

4. What changes Hodges' mind about being excited to be in the war?
(a) He is slightly injured as he lies on his cot.
(b) He is not assigned to the unit he wanted.
(c) He doesn't like being in the jungle.
(d) The severed hand of a soldier lands near him when a bomb goes off fifty feet from his cot.

5. What does Cat Man do after he quits school at sixteen?
(a) He robs a gas station.
(b) He sells drugs on the street.
(c) He marries his high school sweetheart.
(d) He goes to work in the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roland learn after he is in the military?

2. Who is hit as Snake's company has point patrol in Go Noi?

3. What takes place while Boomer and Gilliland inspect the Vietnamese soldier who is dressed like a mamasan?

4. Chapter 12 What kind of a childhood did Phony have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances when Bagger enlists in the Marines.

2. How does Gilliland reach Pismo Beach to meet his wife after being discharged from the Marines?

3. What does Gilliland tell Hodges about the attitude of the civilians back in the States?

4. What does Bobby Hodges awaken to his first night in Vietnam?

5. Why does Cannonball decide to join the Marines instead of the Army?

6. Why is Bobby proud to enlist in the Marines?

7. How does Angus Austin become wounded?

8. Describe Dan's family and what becomes of them?

9. What is the main reason Ronnie enlists in the Marines?

10. What does Speed suggest to Senator when Senator asks where he should go to resign from the Marines?

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