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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?
(a) She won't do it but her sister will!
(b) Remember the Alamo!
(c) Ambush is murder and murder is fun!
(d) This is my rifle and this is my gun!

2. What are the new Marines of 1st Battalion like when they first arrive?
(a) They are seasoned old timers.
(b) They are scared and unwilling.
(c) They are opposed to war.
(d) They are young and gung-ho about winning the war.

3. What tale does Colonel Nickerson love to recount?
(a) The landing at Guadalcanal
(b) His days at Quantico
(c) The taking of Phan Moon Jan
(d) D-Day in Europe

4. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?
(a) The lights are put out so that the VC cannot see it as a target.
(b) There is confusion and the colonel is staring at the map.
(c) Platoon leaders are being briefed on what to do.
(d) Everything is in order and quiet.

5. How does Caputo describe his feeling after learning about the death and casualties?
(a) It is the remorse of not having been with his men.
(b) It is the first time he feelst the slimy, hollow-cold fear of death.
(c) It is the detachment of unreality.
(d) It is the sadness of seeing his friends changed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during Caputo's first night as assistant adjutant?

2. Why is it difficult to round up the platoon?

3. What does Caputo say is the second stage of soldiers in battle?

4. How do they spend their first day at Danang?

5. Why is there a great deal of physical work to be done as the monsoon season begins?

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