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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. How does Lewis earn his first Purple Heart medal?
(a) A piece of shrapnel from a booby trap injures his hand.
(b) He is shot in the hand by a Vietcong sniper.
(c) He is shot in the leg while trying to escape an ambush.
(d) He is injured while dragging a member of his platoon to safety.

2. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1954?
(a) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia
(b) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.
(c) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(d) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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

4. In Chapter 3, what does Lewis ask Toddy to send him?
(a) A water poncho.
(b) Paper and pens.
(c) Canned food.
(d) A photograph.

5. In Chapter 1, what desire does Lewis' father have for his son?
(a) To become a four star General.
(b) To see him honor the family name by succeeding in a military career.
(c) To do his best in whatever field suits Louis.
(d) To finish college and attend law school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lewis prevent his troops from doing to an enemy corpse in Chapter 3?

2. What local ware does Lewis prohibit his men from purchasing at the Tu Cau Bridge?

3. In what branch of the armed forces does Lewis's father serve?

4. Why is the platoon's mission into the DMZ compromised?

5. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?

(see the answer key)

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