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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?
(a) There are several false alarms of going to war, but none pan out .
(b) It's a kind of war game they play.
(c) There is nothing better to do.
(d) They want to be sure they know what to do.

2. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?
(a) No, he calls the OD to make sure.
(b) Yes, he runs to the base to start packing.
(c) Yes, but he is too stunned to know what to do.
(d) No, he ignores it and goes on drinking.

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

4. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village?
(a) Farmers armed with pitchforks
(b) The land, the sun, and the jungle
(c) Muddy rice paddies
(d) Constant sniper fire

5. Why are Caputo and the rest of the men so exhausted?
(a) They are tired from playing cards all night long.
(b) They are tired from carrying wounded Marines until the medevac can come.
(c) They are tired because their boots and uniforms are soaked and heavy.
(d) They are tired from over two hundred patrols in a month and the nights on the line.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who issues ID cards to the Vietnamese?

2. What is the concern when they follow another VC blood trail?

3. What is the only advantage the platoon has over the VC at Hoi-Vuc?

4. What is it that Captain Neal wants from the platoon?

5. During the summer, how is life for the Vietnamese peasants?

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