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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The platoon decides to stop by two _____.
(a) Rice paddies.
(b) Tree stumps.
(c) Wrecked Jeeps.
(d) Streams.

2. Downs wants to leave the area but is ordered to stay by _______.
(a) Delta-Six.
(b) Alpha-Three.
(c) Dragon-Six.
(d) Delta-Four.

3. Who is not on the list of people who survived Vietnam without major wounds?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hahn.
(c) Schaldenbrand.
(d) Spaag.

4. Because Downs managed to capture _____ in the jungle he is given time off from the war.
(a) A suicide bomber.
(b) Vietcong.
(c) Mortars.
(d) A village.

5. The Afterword begins chronicling activities that take place in which year?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. The platoon ends up in an area referred to as a _____ zone.

2. What is the nickname used for the local residents?

3. By chance the soldiers learn that there are numerous _____ in the area.

4. Which of the following is not typically used to fight in this particular instance?

5. Which soldier was referred to as "Indian gun?"

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