SparkNotes: Fallen Angels: Quiz

1. Which of the following leads Richie to enlist in the army?

(A) He thinks the army will be fun and adventurous

(B) He is unsure what to make of his future and too poor to afford to go to college

(C) He is interested in a military career

(D) None of the above

2. Why does Earlene end her relationship with Peewee?

(A) She is against the war effort and does not want to date a soldier

(B) He does not write her enough letters

(C) Her parents have forbidden her to have a relationship with a soldier

(D) She is marrying someone else

3. What are the circumstances of Jenkins's death?

(A) He dies senselessly after he accidentally steps on a land mine

(B) He dies a meaningful death because he sacrifices his life to save other soldiers

(C) He dies during an important, crucial mission to secure a village

(D) None of the above

4. How does Lobel cope with his fear?

(A) He drinks

(B) He thinks of the war as a movie in which he plays the part of the soldier who never dies

(C) He projects an image of toughness with false bravado

(D) None of the above

5. How does Peewee cope with his fear?

(A) He sleeps with the village women

(B) He views the war as a battle to protect democratic ideals

(C) Through bravado and humor

(D) None of the above

6. Besides combat, what problems do Richie and his fellow soldiers face?

(A) Life-threatening diseases

(B) The petty careerism of their commanding officers

(C) Racist commanding officers

(D) All of the above

7. Why does Richie not tell his mother or brother the truth about his war experiences?

(A) He wants to shield them from fear and anxiety

(B) He does not want to lower their opinion of him

(C) He does not know what to think about the war himself

(D) All of the above

8. Which of the following best describes Richie's letter to Lieutenant Carroll's wife about Carroll's death?

(A) The letter describes the reality of Carroll's death because Richie believes that Carroll's wife deserves the truth

(B) The letter reveals Richie's grief and shock at Carroll's death

(C) The letter is polite but impersonal

(D) None of the above

9. What did Richie dream of doing before he enlisted in the army?

(A) Going to college and becoming a writer

(B) Opening his own business

(C) Becoming a basketball player

(D) Becoming a teacher

10. Why does Lobel blame himself for Carroll's death?

(A) He thinks that he accidentally exposed Carroll's position to the Vietcong

(B) He thinks that he was so paralyzed by fear that he was unable to fire his gun during the mission

(C) He thinks that Carroll died while trying to save his life

(D) He thinks that his gun misfired and accidentally hit Carroll

11. What happens when Lieutenant Gearhart goes on his first patrol mission?

(A) Everything goes smoothly because of Gearhart's good judgment and extensive combat experience

(B) Gearhart's platoon mistakes another platoon for the enemy and kills more than a dozen American soldiers before realizing the mistake

(C) Jenkins, a new soldier, steps on a land mine and dies

(D) Gearhart accidentally sets off a flare and reveals his soldiers' position to the enemy

12. What is most important to Captain Stewart?

(A) Ensuring that the men under his command are treated fairly

(B) Earning a promotion

(C) Surviving until the end of his tour of duty

(D) Winning the war

13. What is most important to Sergeant Simpson?

(A) Surviving until the end of his tour of duty

(B) Winning the war

(C) Earning a promotion

(D) Ensuring that the men under his command are treated fairly

14. Why does Lobel enlist in the army?

(A) He feels that it is his patriotic duty

(B) He wants to convince his father that he is not a homosexual

(C) His father is a colonel, so he wants to follow the family tradition

(D) He wants to stop the spread of Communism

15. Which of the following best describes the relationship between Richie and his mother prior to the war?

(A) They have a close, harmonious relationship

(B) They are not very close, but they generally get along with each other

(C) They are close, but they frequently clash with each other

(D) They are not very close, and they have frequent disagreements with each other

16. How does the war change the relationship between Richie and his mother?

(A) It makes it worse because Richie's mother is against the war

(B) It makes it better because Richie's mother is a firm supporter of the war

(C) It makes it better because it makes them realize how much they need each other

(D) None of the above

17. How does Richie injure his knee?

(A) Playing basketball in basic training

(B) He is shot in the knee during a combat mission

(C) Playing baseball in basic training

(D) Fighting another student in high school

18. How does Lobel's father feel about the war?

(A) He is a firm supporter of the war

(B) He is against the war

(C) He does not have a firm opinion about the war, but he thinks Lobel is foolish and reckless to enlist in the army

(D) None of the above

19. How many Purple Hearts does Richie earn in the war?

(A) Two

(B) One

(C) Three

(D) None of the above

20. How do Johnson and Walowick cope with having to kill people in the war?

(A) They tell themselves that they are doing their patriotic duty

(B) They drink a lot

(C) They understand that they have to kill or be killed

(D) They tell themselves that the enemy soldiers are the bad guys

21. Which of the following men do Peewee and Richie save from certain death?

(A) Johnson

(B) Monaco

(C) Walowick

(D) Simpson

22. Which of the following men is devoutly religious?

(A) Johnson

(B) Peewee

(C) Brew

(D) Walowick

23. How does Richie feel about being ordered to return to his unit after he recuperates from his first wound?

(A) He is terrified and briefly considers going AWOL

(B) He is eager to return to battle

(C) He is not happy about having to return to combat, but decides that he will work hard for a promotion

(D) He is happy to fulfill his patriotic duty

24. How does Richie's father feel about the war?

(A) He is against the war

(B) He is a firm supporter of the war

(C) He is ambivalent about the war

(D) We do not know because Richie's father abandoned the family years ago

25. Why does Richie finally leave Vietnam at the end of Fallen Angels?

(A) He receives a wound that is serious enough to merit a discharge

(B) His medical profile is finally processed

(C) He has served his full tour of duty

(D) His mother dies and he must take care of Kenny