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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?
(a) Tall and gangly with big hands and feet
(b) Overweight belly hanging over his belt and a large head
(c) Old and about ready for retirement
(d) A trim Marine ready for combat

2. What familiar smells and sounds does Caputo comment on back at base camp?
(a) He comments on the smell of spent ammunition and the sound of beetles.
(b) He mentions the oil and solvent used for cleaning rifles and the metallic sound of cleaning rods.
(c) He mentions the smell of sweaty uniforms and the sound of the field radio.
(d) He mentions the smell of insect repellent and the sound of mosquitoes.

3. What does Caputo say about the significance of a single death in war?
(a) One developes a sense of better him than me.
(b) After experiencing many deaths, the impact of one death diminishes.
(c) No matter how many you see, it never diminishes in effect.
(d) After so long a time, it has no significance at all.

4. What does Lieutenant Tester want to know about Caputo's trip to Japan?
(a) The new arrivals
(b) The bars
(c) The girls
(d) The weather

5. How do they spend their first day at Danang?
(a) Looking for a place to put their tents
(b) Reading field manuals
(c) Getting a tour of the area
(d) Packing and piling sandbags and digging foxholes and ditches

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they hear about right away?

2. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village?

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

4. What does Lemmon say they are trying to do while the Howies are strafing the area?

5. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?

(see the answer key)

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