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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo do at Camp Upshur, Virginia?
(a) He attends college classes.
(b) He waits for his orders to go to basic training.
(c) He gets his physical fitness examination.
(d) He goes through basic training.

2. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?
(a) Old and about ready for retirement
(b) A trim Marine ready for combat
(c) Tall and gangly with big hands and feet
(d) Overweight belly hanging over his belt and a large head

3. What is the meaning of Sympathetic Detonation?
(a) Military speak for an explosion caused by a US military error.
(b) Mine fields that harm only the enemy.
(c) Silent explosions.
(d) Explosives that fail to detonate.

4. Who is Elmer Fudd at division HQ?
(a) The chief cook at the officers' mess.
(b) A pet monkey captured in the jungle.
(c) The bald headed Lt. Colonel Executive Officer for Colonel Wheeler.
(d) The cartoon mascot of the division HQ.

5. What are Vietnamese children doing as the Marine trucks pass through the village called Dogpatch?
(a) Playing rock music on radios
(b) Throwing rocks at the trucks
(c) Begging for candy and cigarettes
(d) Dancing on the edge of the dusty road

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the attrition in 1st Battalion come?

2. What does Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?

3. What do they experience on their first night?

4. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?

5. What is the change that takes place at Hill 327?

(see the answer key)

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