1. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?
(a) Dozens of B-52 bombers land to rearm.
(b) An open attack is launched by the Viet Cong.
(c) A private is killed by friendly fire.
(d) A dog is blown up as is a sandbag between two men in a foxhole.

2. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?
(a) The lights are put out so that the VC cannot see it as a target.
(b) Everything is in order and quiet.
(c) Platoon leaders are being briefed on what to do.
(d) There is confusion and the colonel is staring at the map.

3. What is everyone told about the war in the first briefing Caputo attends?
(a) That Americans would not be supplied with live ammunition.
(b) That the war had already effectively divided the country in half.
(c) That it is defensive only to free the ARVN to fight their war.
(d) That the Americans would never launch a full scale offensive.

4. What is Big Ivan?
(a) The general who is overseeing the troop movement into combat
(b) The squadron of helicopters that will take the troops into combat
(c) The radio code name for the battery of howitzers used ahead of the troop movement into combat
(d) The radio communications system needed for orders on the combat

5. Where does Caputo go after being shown his sleeping quarters?
(a) To the officers mess to get something to eat.
(b) To battalion HQ for a briefing.
(c) Back up the hill to retrieve his belongings.
(d) Back to Danang for a 2-day liberty.