1. Why are Caputo and the rest of the men so exhausted?
(a) They are tired from playing cards all night long.
(b) They are tired because their boots and uniforms are soaked and heavy.
(c) They are tired from carrying wounded Marines until the medevac can come.
(d) They are tired from over two hundred patrols in a month and the nights on the line.

2. What is the stated purpose of leaving VC bodies behind the Colonel's tent?
(a) To give the Colonel a photo opportunity.
(b) To remind everyone why they are here.
(c) To show the clerks what war looks like.
(d) To flush out a VC infiltrator by scaring him.

3. 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 insect repellent and the sound of mosquitoes.
(d) He mentions the smell of sweaty uniforms and the sound of the field radio.

4. What do they experience on their first night?
(a) At night they can see the flashes of bombs detonated.
(b) Night brings on a monsoon rain.
(c) The night becomes unbearably cold.
(d) Night brings sniper fire in the distance and swarms of biting insects.

5. How does Caputo describe the feelings of the men after the destruction of the village Giao-Tri?
(a) They are believing that there are no civilians in war.
(b) The men wonder if that could ever happen in America.
(c) The men are learning to hate those who give succor to the enemy.
(d) There is great shock at how they went mad in the destruction.