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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?
(a) A private is killed by friendly fire.
(b) An open attack is launched by the Viet Cong.
(c) Dozens of B-52 bombers land to rearm.
(d) A dog is blown up as is a sandbag between two men in a foxhole.

3. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) A joyous chase
(b) Like a surreal track meet
(c) As a regular forward march
(d) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt

4. What are the Marines doing in the truck beds?
(a) Holding up their rifles and yelling
(b) Singing the Marine Hymn
(c) Staying down under cover
(d) Firing at will

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?

2. What is the aim of Caputo's first entry into combat?

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

4. What does Lemmon tell Caputo that Sullivan is doing when he gets shot?

5. How does Caputo explain Peterson's walking away and not looking at Sullivan after he is shot?

(see the answer key)

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