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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo say about the VC guerrillas being everywhere?
(a) They have to suppose that any Vietnamese is a VC.
(b) The VC know all the secrets of the jungles and tall grasses.
(c) The Americans are always outnumbered.
(d) It is another way of saying nowhere.

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

3. What is the effect of burning magnesium?
(a) Like the lights on a football field at night
(b) Incredible heat
(c) The smell of rotten eggs
(d) A column of white flame

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs as Caputo walks through the elephant grass in the jungle?

2. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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