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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time Caputo transfers back to a line company in 1st Battalion, what are his convictions about the war?
(a) He is more dedicated than ever.
(b) He has the same attitude he had when he arrived.
(c) He almost never thinks about it.
(d) They have deteriorated to almost nothing.

2. What is a consistent reminder of the casualties of war.
(a) The faces one misses in the mess hall
(b) The number of body bags brought in each week
(c) The Medivac helicopters flying back and forth in the dripping sky
(d) Announcements made over the PA system daily

3. Where does Caputo notice the VC has cut the chain link fence to infiltrate the airfield?
(a) On the back side near the planes.
(b) At the place his platoon had guarded when they first came to Danang airfield.
(c) Right behind the colonel's office tent.
(d) Near the mess hall which was vacant at night.

4. In this first offensive, how do Caputo and his men see themselves?
(a) As unprepared for combat
(b) As frightened school kids
(c) As boy scouts on a hike
(d) As knights in shining armor

5. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village?
(a) The land, the sun, and the jungle
(b) Muddy rice paddies
(c) Farmers armed with pitchforks
(d) Constant sniper fire

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they learn about military plans in the bush?

2. What place do they pass through on the fourth day?

3. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?

4. Who never looks up as they cross the muddy paddies?

5. Who seems to know what will happen better than the soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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