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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a way the men resupplied the things they carried?
(a) Mail
(b) Supply chopper
(c) Scavenging from fallen enemies
(d) Supply tent

2. What game do Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker play?
(a) Checkers
(b) Cards
(c) 20 Questions
(d) Rock, Paper, Scissors

3. What is the name of the area the men are in?
(a) My Khe
(b) Chu Lai
(c) Rocket Pocket
(d) Than Khe

4. What personality does Curt Lemon put out for others to see according to the narrator?
(a) A scared young man, always taking drugs to stay relaxed
(b) A de facto leader, always reminding the guys of SOP
(c) A big prankster, always pulling tricks on members of the platoon
(d) A tough soldier, always puffing himself up

5. How is Lee Strunk medically treated?
(a) Village women help fix him
(b) Rat Kiley give him bandages
(c) He is choppered back
(d) He refuses medical treatment

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rat Kiley do first to the baby water buffalo?

2. What holiday did Curt Lemon celebrate with the villagers?

3. What does Dave Jensen ask Lee Strunk?

4. What does Mitchell Sanders call 'Nam'?

5. Which item doubled as a body bag?

(see the answer key)

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