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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?
(a) That there would be days when there is no fighting.
(b) That nine-tenths of the time is waiting for the other one-tenth to happen.
(c) That there is never enough time to relax.
(d) That the Viet Cong ha plants in his platoon.

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

3. What place do they pass through on the fourth day?
(a) The small camp where they found the documents
(b) Giao-Tri, the village they had destroyed
(c) They pass through the LZ which has been destroyed
(d) They have to recross the muddy river

4. What tale does Colonel Nickerson love to recount?
(a) His days at Quantico
(b) The landing at Guadalcanal
(c) D-Day in Europe
(d) The taking of Phan Moon Jan

5. What are SLJOs?
(a) Shitty little jobs officers
(b) Silly little jar openers
(c) Stupid lieutenant job officers
(d) Sanitary latrine jar orders

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caputo say is the second stage of soldiers in battle?

2. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?

3. How does Caputo describe the Viet Cong division he first becomes aware of by looking at a site map, a map showing positions of allies and enemy in the field.

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

5. What do Caputo and his platoon have in common?

(see the answer key)

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