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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents Lewis from asking Toddy for a divorce?
(a) His fear of being alone.
(b) His religious beliefs.
(c) Advice from his father.
(d) Seeing Paul with his wife Kathy.

2. What bad habit does Lewis resume soon after arriving in Vietnam?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Philandering.

3. In 1952, why does Lewis's father become wary about letting his son mix with the troops on base?
(a) Lewis develops a habit of cursing.
(b) Lewis hears gruesome stories of war.
(c) Lewis has a fascination with weapons.
(d) Lewis learns to like the taste of alcohol.

4. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Grenada.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What regret does Lewis have about his first mission in the DMZ?

2. Who is Corporal Watson?

3. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?

4. In Chapter 1, what rank had Lewis's father attained?

5. Who is Fidget?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the platoon bury their garbage?

2. How does duty at the Tu Cau Bridge differ from other patrols in Vietnam?

3. How does Lewis lose his legs?

4. What opinion does Chesty have about the Marine Corps' training methods?

5. What does Lewis allow his men to do to an enemy corpse in Chapter 4?

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

7. What causes Lewis to see his father as a fallible human being?

8. Describe Dr. Cabot's treatment of Lewis.

9. How does Chesty's fame and position affect Lewis's experiences at Officer Candidate School?

10. How does Lewis's move to an apartment affect his recovery?

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