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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Caputo say is the only bearable time of day in Vietnam?
(a) Mid-morning
(b) Midnight
(c) Early morning
(d) Sunset

2. What occurs as Caputo walks through the elephant grass in the jungle?
(a) He walks up on an Asian elephant.
(b) He is almost shot by Lance Corporal Skates.
(c) He steps on a land mine that fortunately does not detonate.
(d) He comes face to face with a viet Cong.

3. Why is it difficult to round up the platoon?
(a) They hear the news and do not want to be found.
(b) It is Sunday and they are all over the island.
(c) They had gone on a night training hike.
(d) Many of them had gone AWOL.

4. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?
(a) They play in the jungle by day and drink with the prostitutes by night.
(b) They work as extras for McHale's Navy.
(c) They do hours of calisthenics.
(d) They carve monkey faces in coconuts.

5. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?
(a) The Marines are sure they will not become casualties.
(b) The Marines believe they can win the war single handedly.
(c) The Marines think it will all be over in a week.
(d) The Marines enter a war they think they cannot lose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?

2. How does Gonzales become the first casualty of Caputo's platoon?

3. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?

4. What does Caputo do at Camp Upshur, Virginia?

5. What happens with the ARVN scouts in the first offensive action?

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