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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are stubbies?
(a) Short artificial legs used for training amputees.
(b) The pins used in bone repair.
(c) A nickname for the short cigarettes rationed by the military.
(d) A group of corpsmen in charge of morale.

2. Why is Lt. Calley on trial in Chapter 7?
(a) For going A.W.O.L. in Laos.
(b) For shooting his commanding officer.
(c) For the murder of a Vietcong general.
(d) For committing atrocities against civilians in Vietnam.

3. What painful treatment must Lewis endure to prepare his leg for surgery?
(a) Muscle building.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Skin stretching.
(d) Steel pin alignments.

4. Which member of the platoon joins Lewis and Toddy for drinks at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Phil Leslie.
(b) Ken Shelleman.
(c) John Zier.
(d) Bob Kerrey.

5. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?
(a) A forbidden campfire alerts the Vietcong to the platoon's position.
(b) There is a delay due to Corporal Hitch's heat exhaustion.
(c) Lewis loses radio contact with Captain Woods.
(d) Corporal Watson steps on a land mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is invited to live with Toddy and Lewis while her husband is recovering from surgery?

2. How does Lewis lose his legs?

3. What amazes Lewis about Bob Kerrey?

4. What do Lewis's classmates encourage him to do in Chapter 7?

5. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?

(see the answer key)

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