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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Corporal Turner?
(a) The radio operator.
(b) The platoon guide.
(c) Squad leader.
(d) The senior corpsman

2. Who is Lieutenant Doan?
(a) A Vietnamese government official who greets the platoon.
(b) Captain Thanh's replacement.
(c) The platoon translator.
(d) A Veitcong spy.

3. Which soldier is elevated to acting platoon sergeant when Sergeant Leslie is injured?
(a) Corporal Hitch.
(b) Corporal Watson.
(c) Corporal Turner.
(d) Cowboy.

4. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?
(a) Because the thieves want name tags bearing the Puller name.
(b) Lewis's friends are trying to help him stop smoking.
(c) Because Lewis is a "newbie".
(d) Lewis has a forbidden stash of chocolate.

5. In what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which solider in Lewis' platoon excels at walking point on patrols?

2. In Chapter 1, what rank had Lewis's father attained?

3. What lesson does Lewis learn the day his eye is blackened?

4. Who is living with Martha in Chapter 2?

5. Why do Lieutenant Doan's men complain to Lewis in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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