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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?
(a) No, he calls the OD to make sure.
(b) No, he ignores it and goes on drinking.
(c) Yes, but he is too stunned to know what to do.
(d) Yes, he runs to the base to start packing.

4. Why is Caputo relieved that the dead boy had no identification on him?
(a) He won't have to fill out a lot of paperwork.
(b) He doesn't want to know a name he can not pronounce.
(c) He does not want to think of him as a person but as a dead enemy.
(d) He doesn't want to have to explain to the boy's family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they experience on their first night?

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 familiar smells and sounds does Caputo comment on back at base camp?

5. What game are Campbell and Greene playing in the NCO's tent when Caputo enters?

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