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

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

3. What military campaign is launched in January of 1968?
(a) Operation Barbarossa.
(b) The Easter offensive.
(c) The Tet offensive.
(d) Operation Desert Shield.

4. What war is America fighting in 1967?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Afghanistan War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) Desert Storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Captain Thanh?

2. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?

3. Why is Corporal Hitch assigned to Lewis' platoon?

4. Where does Toddy plan to live while Lewis is fighting in the war?

5. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?

(see the answer key)

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