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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the only adults who pay attention to the Marines as they pass through Dogpatch?
(a) The local police
(b) The Vietnamese Ruff-Puffs on leave
(c) The fruit venders
(d) The whores called Boom-Boom girls

2. Why does Caputo lose radio contact with one of his operators?
(a) The old outdated equipment breaks down.
(b) A grenade cuts the land wire.
(c) A tree falls on the radio operator.
(d) The radio operator is shot.

3. How do they get from Okinawa to Vietnam?
(a) They go on an aircraft carrier.
(b) They go in a PanAm chartered plane.
(c) They ship out on giant C-130 planes.
(d) They go on PT boats up the China Sea.

4. What does Lemmon tell Caputo that Sullivan is doing when he gets shot?
(a) Operating the radio
(b) Patrolling the area
(c) Cleaning his rifle
(d) Filling canteens at the river

5. At night on the line, what does everything look like?
(a) Like a scary movie set
(b) Various shades of black
(c) Like VC soldier marching toward the line
(d) Phosphorescent

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to a large number of the platoon down in a paddy?

2. What familiar smells and sounds does Caputo comment on back at base camp?

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

4. What is the joke Sgt. Hamilton says outside the adjutant's tent?

5. Why is Caputo relieved that the dead boy had no identification on him?

(see the answer key)

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