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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. What was Martha's first response upon seeing Lewis?
(a) To pray silently for his death.
(b) To faint.
(c) To hug him.
(d) To cry.

2. Why is Lewis's platoon given vehicular transportation to Marble Mountain?
(a) It is over two days march away.
(b) The platoon is part of a parade.
(c) The walking path is littered with land mines.
(d) As a reward for killing ten enemy soldiers the previous evening.

3. What does Eddie make?
(a) Hand rolled cigarettes.
(b) Beautiful hand blown glassware.
(c) Art from discarded weaponry.
(d) Custom-made artificial legs.

4. Who is Lewpy?
(a) The nurse who bathes Lewis' wounds.
(b) Lewis's firstborn son.
(c) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(d) Lewis's physical therapist.

5. What does Lewis prevent his troops from doing to an enemy corpse in Chapter 3?
(a) Hanging it in a tree branch.
(b) Urinating on it.
(c) Throwing it in the river for the crocodiles.
(d) Decorating it with beer cans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first visitor to see Lewis after his injury?

2. Who is Corporal Turner?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Lewis ask Toddy to send him?

4. Who is invited to live with Toddy and Lewis while her husband is recovering from surgery?

5. In Chapter 4, what alerts snipers to the platoon's position during their third patrol rotation?

(see the answer key)

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