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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Vietnamese children try to sell bottles of Coke, why do the men refuse them?
(a) They do not want to deprive the children.
(b) In that weather the Cokes are all spoiled.
(c) Coke is a weapon often laced with poison or ground glass.
(d) They have no time to drink a Coke.

2. Where is Caputo's first command?
(a) Danang, Vietnam
(b) Okinawa, Japan
(c) The Philippines
(d) Seoul, Korea

3. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) A joyous chase
(b) Like a surreal track meet
(c) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt
(d) As a regular forward march

4. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?
(a) He will never get to see military action.
(b) He has not been properly prepared by the Marines.
(c) Battles are fought in the jungle with Viet Cong who refuse to play by the rules learned in military training.
(d) He has made a big mistake in joining the Marines.

5. Why is it difficult to round up the platoon?
(a) It is Sunday and they are all over the island.
(b) They had gone on a night training hike.
(c) They hear the news and do not want to be found.
(d) Many of them had gone AWOL.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is to be the measure of victory in the battle?

2. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

3. What do they hear about right away?

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

5. What is the aim of Caputo's first entry into combat?

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