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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?
(a) That there is never enough time to relax.
(b) That the Viet Cong ha plants in his platoon.
(c) That nine-tenths of the time is waiting for the other one-tenth to happen.
(d) That there would be days when there is no fighting.

2. Where are most of the men when the orders come to deploy to Vietnam?
(a) Asleep in their quarters
(b) Out drinking and visiting the Okinawan prostitutes
(c) On leave in Tokyo
(d) Sitting on the beach surf fishing

3. What does Caputo observe about the young mother as they are searching her house?
(a) How she covers her face with a scarf.
(b) How she appreciates his putting everything back in place.
(c) How she looks on with complete passivity and without without expression.
(d) How frightened she looks.

4. What does Lieutenant Tester want to know about Caputo's trip to Japan?
(a) The weather
(b) The girls
(c) The new arrivals
(d) The bars

5. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?
(a) He intercepts a viet Cong communication.
(b) He does not want combat going up a hill.
(c) He suspects an ambush.
(d) He has spotted Viet cong movement on the hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it difficult to round up the platoon?

2. What is the concern when they follow another VC blood trail?

3. What do they experience on their first night?

4. How does Caputo classify Gen. Westmoreland?

5. How does the adjutant's quarters look as Caputo returns to Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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