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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Staff Sergeant Brown?
(a) Chesty Puller's replacement.
(b) Lewis's staff sergeant in Vietnam.
(c) Lewis's staff sergeant during officer training.
(d) Chesty Puller's personal assistant.

2. Why does Lewis become angry with the villagers his platoon is supposed to protect?
(a) They allow enemy snipers to take refuge in their villages.
(b) They try to sell their daughters to his platoon.
(c) They do not listen to his warnings about land mines.
(d) They refuse to help wounded American soldiers.

3. What did Lewis give Toddy when she visited him in the hospital?
(a) A wedding ring on loan from Phil Leslie.
(b) A deep kiss.
(c) Divorce papers.
(d) His grandmother's diamond engagement ring.

4. Which solider in Lewis' platoon excels at walking point on patrols?
(a) Corporal Watson.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Corporal Hitch.
(d) Ski.

5. Why does the platoon carefully bury their garbage?
(a) To prevent the Vietcong from making booby traps.
(b) To keep wild animals out of camp.
(c) As part of the policy to keep the area clean.
(d) To hide their presence from the Vietcong.

6. Why do Lieutenant Doan's men complain to Lewis in Chapter 4?
(a) Lewis' men are loud and obnoxious.
(b) Lewis's men have desecrated an enemy corpse.
(c) They are not being treated fairly.
(d) Their patrols are more dangerous.

7. 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.

8. What is Captain Thanh's opinion of Lewis's presence in Vietnam?
(a) All Americans are evil.
(b) Lewis is powerless to affect the Vietnamese destiny.
(c) Americans are busybodies and should mind their own business.
(d) Lewis is a savior to the Vietnamese people.

9. What is the name of Lewis's father?
(a) Johnathan "Chesty" Puller.
(b) Johnathan "Chesty" Pullman.
(c) Lewis "Chesty" Puller.
(d) Lewis "Chesty" Pullman.

10. Who is Commander Shaughnessey?
(a) The hospital corpsman who encourages and assists Lewis.
(b) The doctor in charge of Lewis's hand surgery.
(c) Lewis's physical therapist.
(d) The nurse who bathes Lewis's wounds.

11. How does Sergeant Sorg assist Lewis during his military training?
(a) He encourages Lewis to conquer a difficult training hill.
(b) He mediates between Lewis and Chesty.
(c) He carries Lewis's pack when Lewis is injured.
(d) He helps Lewis study for the officer candidate exam.

12. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?
(a) Paul Barents.
(b) Ken Shelleman.
(c) John Zier.
(d) Phil Leslie.

13. How does Lewis lose his legs?
(a) He falls on a grenade to protect his platoon.
(b) He steps on a booby trap while running for safety.
(c) He steps on a booby trap while rescuing Sergeant Leslie.
(d) He is shot in the back while trying to escape an ambush.

14. What does Lewis see his father do for the first time the day he leaves home for war?
(a) Cry.
(b) Walk away.
(c) Salute him.
(d) Embrace Toddy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marble Mountain?

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

3. For what honor is Bob Kerrey nominated in Chapter 5?

4. What college does Lewis attend?

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

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