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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes by belatedly as Caputo watches?
(a) A convoy of Marines pulling howitzers
(b) A convoy of generals
(c) A battalion of riot police
(d) A line of foot soldiers carrying bazookas

2. Who makes up Caputo's first command?
(a) Men he went to basic training with
(b) A group of forty Marines in the Third Marines Division
(c) New recruits from Alabama
(d) Older, war experienced non-coms

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

4. What are SLJOs?
(a) Shitty little jobs officers
(b) Sanitary latrine jar orders
(c) Silly little jar openers
(d) Stupid lieutenant job officers

5. What is the aim of Caputo's first entry into combat?
(a) Find a battalion and destroy it.
(b) Set up an outpost.
(c) Scare the Viet Cong into retreat.
(d) Look for snipers and take them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there a great deal of physical work to be done as the monsoon season begins?

2. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?

3. What do they hear about right away?

4. How much of the base does Caputo say has escaped the damage?

5. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?

(see the answer key)

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