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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. How does Caputo describe the Viet Cong division he first becomes aware of by looking at a site map, a map showing positions of allies and enemy in the field.
(a) Instead of an insurgency, it is an attack force.
(b) It is situated in places unseen in the daylight.
(c) It is poorly organized but almost invisible.
(d) Instead of a phantom sniper, it is a whole division of phantoms.

2. What does Caputo call the training for war?
(a) A subtle kind of mind control
(b) The calm before the storm
(c) A little bit of hell
(d) The last torture

3. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?
(a) Ft. Bragg, NC
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) Fort Hood, TX
(d) Quantico, VA

4. How does the adjutant's quarters look as Caputo returns to Vietnam?
(a) A water-soaked tent with makeshift furniture
(b) A revamped box car
(c) A dugout with sandbag walls and a bamboo roof
(d) A prefab building with airconditioning

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why throw a grenade instead of firing a rifle in the dark?

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

3. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?

4. What happens with the ARVN scouts in the first offensive action?

5. What happens when Caputo drinks with some Australian soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the platoon sergeant, William Campbell.

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

4. Describe the Communist stronghold that Caputo first sees in Vietnam.

5. What is the advantage on Hill 268 where Caputo's company is poistioned?

6. How does Caputo mention perception and locale when talking about troop size?

7. Sitting in the outpost ahead of C Company, what does Caputo have difficulty remembering?

8. What does Caputo recall when the helicopter he is in draws ground fire?

9. Why do the men continually have to be reminded to keep five paces between them and the next man?

10. How does Caputo describe himself as he watches the action of the offensive from the hill?

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