Nellie Coakley's Life Quiz

What did Mrs. Coakley like about her childhood as her family moved multiple times?

• Disliking travel

• Making new friends

• Staying in one place

• Not meeting people

What was the strict family rule she had to follow?

• Complete homework before any other activities

• No TV on weekdays

• Early bedtime

• No sweets before dinner

How long did patients typically stay in the hospital building where Mrs. Coakley was stationed in Vietnam?

• a month

• 3 days

• 6 months

• 1 day

What was the relationship between Nellie and Joan?

• They were rivals

• They were strangers

• They were very good friends

• They were relatives

What did Mrs. Coakley's mom say she never thought she would do?

• Send her daughter to war

• Send her son to war

• Send her husband to war

• Send her friend to war

When Nellie felt a "whomp" on her stomach in the middle of the night, what was it?

• Vibration from mortars outside

• A rat

• Thunder from a severe storm

• A snake

This is the novel that Mrs. Coakley feels strongly about because it gives an accurate depiction of nurses during the Vietnam War.

• Vietnam Nurses

• Nurses in the Military

• The Women

• Healing the Wounded in Vietnam

This former NBC news anchor interviewed the Coakleys for his TV documentary, "1968."

• Walter Cronkite

• Dr. James

• Tom Brokaw

• Bill Wheatley

Where did Mr. Coakley and Miss Nellie Harness first meet?

• Walter Reed Hospital

• Their base in Vietnam

• Canton, New York

• On an airplane

In which television series did Mr. and Mrs. Coakley both have a guest role?

• Walter Reed Hospital Nurses

• Quonset Hut Refuge

• China Beach

• War and Peace