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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the concern when they follow another VC blood trail?
(a) That he could be hidden waiting to take some of them with him.
(b) That they would not find him alive to take as a prisoner.
(c) That his wounds are not serious and he would get away.
(d) That it will actually be one of their own men.

2. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?
(a) Men who either died or were severely wounded in combat
(b) Men who caused him the most grief
(c) Men who always followed his orders to the letter
(d) Men with whom he played poker and drank beer

3. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?
(a) The orange smoke of artillery
(b) The muddy colored river
(c) The vietnamese villages
(d) The Cordellia

4. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?
(a) No, he ignores it and goes on drinking.
(b) Yes, but he is too stunned to know what to do.
(c) No, he calls the OD to make sure.
(d) Yes, he runs to the base to start packing.

5. What happens about two hundred yards away from the village?
(a) An attack helicopter goes ahead of them to strafe the area.
(b) The invisible enemy opens automatic sniper fire on them.
(c) They get lost and go around in a circle.
(d) The Hill 267 howitzers shell near the place where they are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Battalion Headquarters take on identifying a Viet Cong?

2. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?

3. What are the two problems Caputo says are the worst while they guard the landing field?

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

5. What is the stated interest of the U. S. government for war in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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