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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?
(a) Kennedy's inaugral "Ask what you can do for your country" speech.
(b) Marc Anthony's "I came not to praise Caesar" speech
(c) FDR's "Nothing to Fear" speech.
(d) King's "I have a dream" speech.

2. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?
(a) A private is killed by friendly fire.
(b) A dog is blown up as is a sandbag between two men in a foxhole.
(c) Dozens of B-52 bombers land to rearm.
(d) An open attack is launched by the Viet Cong.

3. What is the change that takes place at Hill 327?
(a) More work is done during the night than in the day.
(b) The food improves with better suply lines.
(c) The plan changes from defensive to offensive.
(d) The junior officers are all given new commands.

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

5. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?
(a) It's a kind of war game they play.
(b) They want to be sure they know what to do.
(c) There is nothing better to do.
(d) There are several false alarms of going to war, but none pan out .

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do they experience on their first night?

4. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?

5. At what age does Philip Caputo enlist in the Marine Corps?

(see the answer key)

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