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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does boredom get replaced with terror on the outpost hill?
(a) A VC almost infiltrates the outpost.
(b) Enemy fighters fly overhead.
(c) Rock apes descend on the outpost.
(d) The fighting begins to move up the hill.

2. Why throw a grenade instead of firing a rifle in the dark?
(a) Grenades make more noise.
(b) Rifle fire is a waste of ammunition.
(c) The rifle fire could give away the soldier's position.
(d) The grenade will cover more territory.

3. What does Lemmon say they are trying to do while the Howies are strafing the area?
(a) Looking for the LZ
(b) Rescue civilians
(c) Running for cover
(d) Praying for rain

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

5. What are Vietnamese children doing as the Marine trucks pass through the village called Dogpatch?
(a) Dancing on the edge of the dusty road
(b) Playing rock music on radios
(c) Throwing rocks at the trucks
(d) Begging for candy and cigarettes

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the landmark near C Company's assignment southwest of Danang?

2. Who are the only adults who pay attention to the Marines as they pass through Dogpatch?

3. How does Caputo describe the descent of a helicopter?

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

5. What do Caputo and his platoon have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the machine-gunner named Parker as they wait for a convoy?

2. What does the hospital corpsman tell Parker about his friend, Esposito?

3. After a group of VC disappears once again, what does Caputo want to believe?

4. Why does he say he fears being an unsat or a marginal?

5. Describe the Annamese Cordillera.

6. Why does the C-130 make a sudden steep assault-dive on the way to the war zone?

7. What is the first month like after the battalion reaches Vietnam?

8. What do they find when they rush a base camp near the LZ?

9. How does Caputo describe the way a soldier fighting in the jungle should act?

10. What is the sound of 155mm artillery firing?

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