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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis decide to do before entering military service?
(a) Attend law school.
(b) Put himself through a physical training program.
(c) Buy a red convertible Mustang.
(d) Marry his high school sweetheart.

2. What difficulties do Lewis and his sister have to adapt to when they move to Saluda, Virginia?
(a) The responsibility of household chores.
(b) Chesty's long absences.
(c) The lack of children their own ages.
(d) The sudden changes in climate.

3. What does Ken Shelleman purchase before embarking on his wartime service?
(a) A new house.
(b) An expensive red convertible.
(c) A $100,000 life insurance policy.
(d) A motorcycle.

4. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?
(a) The summer of 1971.
(b) At eleven years of age.
(c) The fall of 1945.
(d) At six years of age.

5. In Chapter 1, from what conflict or war had Lewis's father just returned?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Afghanistan War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1954?

2. What is the name of Lewis's father?

3. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?

4. How does Sergeant Sorg assist Lewis during his military training?

5. In 1951, what does Lewis's father give him for his birthday?

(see the answer key)

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