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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Caputo choose to enlist with the Marines?
(a) He did not want to be on a ship or fly an airplane.
(b) It was the only branch of the service accepting volunteers at the time.
(c) It promises to fulfill all his expectations more than any other branch of the service.
(d) He thought the Marines had the best dress uniforms.

2. Who are the only adults who pay attention to the Marines as they pass through Dogpatch?
(a) The local police
(b) The Vietnamese Ruff-Puffs on leave
(c) The fruit venders
(d) The whores called Boom-Boom girls

3. What do they do so that the VC corpses will not look recently uninterred?
(a) Throw loose dust on them
(b) Hose them down
(c) Brush the dirt off
(d) Strip off their uniforms

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

5. What event does Caputo recall that further dims the idea of glamor in war?
(a) An outbreak of malaria
(b) The crash of a Marine helicopter
(c) Watching one of his men shot and killed by a sniper
(d) A visit to the field hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes up Caputo's first command?

2. At what age does Philip Caputo enlist in the Marine Corps?

3. Where does Caputo notice the VC has cut the chain link fence to infiltrate the airfield?

4. How does Caputo describe his platoon?

5. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?

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