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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes up Caputo's first command?
(a) Older, war experienced non-coms
(b) Men he went to basic training with
(c) New recruits from Alabama
(d) A group of forty Marines in the Third Marines Division

2. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?
(a) She won't do it but her sister will!
(b) Ambush is murder and murder is fun!
(c) This is my rifle and this is my gun!
(d) Remember the Alamo!

3. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?
(a) Getting the approval of his superiors
(b) Getting a Washington desk job
(c) Getting enough sleep
(d) Drinking and partying

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

5. In this first offensive, how do Caputo and his men see themselves?
(a) As unprepared for combat
(b) As knights in shining armor
(c) As frightened school kids
(d) As boy scouts on a hike

Short Answer Questions

1. When the wounded VC's trail leads around a bend in the river, what choices does Caputo have?

2. What fills the foggy night after the pursuit of the VC and the body count?

3. A book by what author is Caputo trying to read while waiting at the outpost on top of a hill?

4. How do they get from Okinawa to Vietnam?

5. Why does Caputo choose to enlist with the Marines?

(see the answer key)

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