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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Lewis throw a New Year's party for while in the hospital?
(a) Lewpy.
(b) Phil Leslie.
(c) Chesty.
(d) Toddy.

3. How does Lewis mark the landing zone for the medical chopper in Chapter 4?
(a) With a smoke grenade.
(b) With a circle of branches.
(c) With a flare.
(d) With red spray paint.

4. In Chapter 1, how does Lewis blacken his eye?
(a) By falling off his bike.
(b) From the ricochet of a bb pellet.
(c) By falling out of a deer stand.
(d) From the recoil of a .45-caliber pistol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Thanh's opinion of Lewis's presence in Vietnam?

2. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1952?

3. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?

4. Who is Phil Leslie?

5. Who is Commander Shaughnessey?

(see the answer key)

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