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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What booby traps are observed on the trail after fording the river?
(a) Trip wires and mines
(b) Poison stakes placed so that they are unseen until they scratch the skin
(c) Trenches, spider holes for snipers, pangee traps, and rows of sharp, angled stakes
(d) Vines rigged to pull a man into the air

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. How many men are on a helicopter team?
(a) Ten
(b) Four
(c) Eight
(d) Six

4. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?
(a) Captain Johnson
(b) Colonel Anderson
(c) Phil Caputo
(d) Maj-Gen Lew Walt

5. What does Lemmon tell Caputo that Sullivan is doing when he gets shot?
(a) Operating the radio
(b) Cleaning his rifle
(c) Patrolling the area
(d) Filling canteens at the river

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Caputo go after being shown his sleeping quarters?

2. What is Big Ivan?

3. What evidence do they find to show it is a VC attack?

4. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?

5. What does Caputo almost trip over going through the high grass?

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