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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Caputo describe his platoon?
(a) They are all uneducated and street fighters.
(b) As men who enlist, train and travel together from the beginning.
(c) As a highly polished fighting machine that needed no training.
(d) They are a group of strangers and misfits.

3. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?
(a) Over a month
(b) Seven weeks
(c) Six months
(d) Six days

4. 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 .

5. How much of the base does Caputo say has escaped the damage?
(a) Only a little
(b) About half
(c) Only the perimeters
(d) Most of it

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village?

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

3. What are the new Marines of 1st Battalion like when they first arrive?

4. How does Gonzales become the first casualty of Caputo's platoon?

5. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

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