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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to an old Vietnamese woman chewing a beetle?
(a) McKenna shoots her when she spits beetle juice in his face.
(b) She is arrested and taken to HQ.
(c) She is tied to a water buffalo and sent into the paddies.
(d) She dies of fright when she sees the soldiers.

2. What is the joke Sgt. Hamilton says outside the adjutant's tent?
(a) I think it's time to get out of the kitchen.
(b) Charlie finally learned how to find the fuse.
(c) How do I get out of this chicken shit organization?
(d) Someone should tell Charlie it is three days until the Fourth of July.

3. What exhilarates Caputo after the Hoi-Vuc village wipe out?
(a) The perfect way his platoon has performed.
(b) The prospect of a medal
(c) The congratulations from his men
(d) The close combat with the remaining VC

4. What is the stated purpose of leaving VC bodies behind the Colonel's tent?
(a) To remind everyone why they are here.
(b) To give the Colonel a photo opportunity.
(c) To show the clerks what war looks like.
(d) To flush out a VC infiltrator by scaring him.

5. What comes by belatedly as Caputo watches?
(a) A convoy of Marines pulling howitzers
(b) A convoy of generals
(c) A battalion of riot police
(d) A line of foot soldiers carrying bazookas

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the new Marines of 1st Battalion like when they first arrive?

2. In reality, how much time per day does the adjutant work require?

3. Why are Caputo and the rest of the men so exhausted?

4. What happens to Caputo as he is crawling on his stomach to get back to his men?

5. What meal does Caputo order in Saigon that surprises the French speaking waiter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Caputo order the village fired upon by white phosphorus shells?

2. Coming across a clearing, how does Caputo manage to get to the other side?

3. Why does Caputo volunteer for the line?

4. Why is the old Vietnamese man lucky the night of the interrogation?

5. What is Caputo's opinion of Maj-Gen Lew Walt the night of the first VC assault on the battalion base camp?

6. How does the platoon snap and go on a rampage/

7. Why are the men of C Company pleased about the treats sent to them?

8. Why is the chaplain upset?

9. What becomes Caputo's chief responsibility and how does he begin to see himself?

10. What is the condition of the radio when Caputo gets it from inside the bunker?

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