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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lemmon say they are trying to do while the Howies are strafing the area?
(a) Looking for the LZ
(b) Rescue civilians
(c) Running for cover
(d) Praying for rain

2. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) As a regular forward march
(b) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt
(c) A joyous chase
(d) Like a surreal track meet

3. After graduation from Loyola College, where does Caputo go?
(a) NCO School
(b) Officers Basic School
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Quantico, VA

4. What becomes of Vietnamese wounded in battle or victims of landmines?
(a) They take desk jobs in their headquarters.
(b) They are put up in retirement homes.
(c) They are left to beg on the streets.
(d) They are usually shot.

5. Why throw a grenade instead of firing a rifle in the dark?
(a) Rifle fire is a waste of ammunition.
(b) Grenades make more noise.
(c) The rifle fire could give away the soldier's position.
(d) The grenade will cover more territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Caputo and his men discover as they pursue the wounded VC?

2. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?

3. How does Caputo describe the feelings of the men after the destruction of the village Giao-Tri?

4. What booby traps are observed on the trail after fording the river?

5. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?

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