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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Caputo's dream, what vision does he have in the daylight?
(a) He sees his photo in a newspaper obituary column.
(b) He sees ghosts of great military heroes.
(c) He sees everything in slow motions.
(d) He sees the faces of Mora and Hamilton superimposed on dead bodies.

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

3. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?
(a) Drinking and partying
(b) Getting a Washington desk job
(c) Getting the approval of his superiors
(d) Getting enough sleep

4. How does Caputo recall the two months after the Ha Na experience?
(a) He sees it in escruciating detail.
(b) He sees it as two months that seem like two years.
(c) It flickers on his mental screen like movies.
(d) He sees it as a total blackout, remembering nothing.

5. Why is an artillery attack denied when a patrol advancing to the base is spotted?
(a) The higher commanders do not believe the report.
(b) A Marine patrol is lost out in the same area.
(c) No one has the exact coordinates.
(d) New artillery ammunitions has not arrived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caputo speculate about in regard to mines remaining in an area where the RPs are supposed to have cleared them?

2. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?

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

4. What casualties are suffered during the next two days?

5. By the time Caputo transfers back to a line company in 1st Battalion, what are his convictions about the war?

(see the answer key)

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