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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What familiar smells and sounds does Caputo comment on back at base camp?
(a) He mentions the smell of insect repellent and the sound of mosquitoes.
(b) He comments on the smell of spent ammunition and the sound of beetles.
(c) He mentions the oil and solvent used for cleaning rifles and the metallic sound of cleaning rods.
(d) He mentions the smell of sweaty uniforms and the sound of the field radio.

2. By the time Caputo transfers back to a line company in 1st Battalion, what are his convictions about the war?
(a) They have deteriorated to almost nothing.
(b) He almost never thinks about it.
(c) He has the same attitude he had when he arrived.
(d) He is more dedicated than ever.

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

4. How does Caputo describe his feeling after learning about the death and casualties?
(a) It is the remorse of not having been with his men.
(b) It is the first time he feelst the slimy, hollow-cold fear of death.
(c) It is the sadness of seeing his friends changed.
(d) It is the detachment of unreality.

5. How does the Marine frontal assault look to Caputo?
(a) Like Hannibal crossing the Alps.
(b) Like a perfect military maneuver
(c) Like a snake with two heads
(d) Nothing like the practice attacks at Quantico

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two problems Caputo says are the worst while they guard the landing field?

2. What place do they pass through on the fourth day?

3. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?

4. Why is it difficult to round up the platoon?

5. What do they learn about military plans in the bush?

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