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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 do they have to grenade the VC trap twice?
(a) They just want to double check.
(b) The trap is uncommonly huge.
(c) The first two are in the wrong place.
(d) The first grenades are duds.

2. What are the Marines doing in the truck beds?
(a) Staying down under cover
(b) Singing the Marine Hymn
(c) Holding up their rifles and yelling
(d) Firing at will

3. What is it that Captain Neal wants from the platoon?
(a) Better marksmanship
(b) A share of their cheese
(c) VC bodies
(d) Explanations

4. What is the only advantage the platoon has over the VC at Hoi-Vuc?
(a) The sun is in the VC's eyes.
(b) They outnumber them.
(c) They hav better munitions.
(d) The element of surprise is on their side.

5. Who is Elmer Fudd at division HQ?
(a) The chief cook at the officers' mess.
(b) A pet monkey captured in the jungle.
(c) The cartoon mascot of the division HQ.
(d) The bald headed Lt. Colonel Executive Officer for Colonel Wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the warning as Caputo and his men head for Charlie Ridge?

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

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

4. What meal does Caputo order in Saigon that surprises the French speaking waiter?

5. Why is Caputo angry that Crowe and his men do not bring in the suspected VC?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the platoon snap and go on a rampage/

2. Describe the Marines in Caputo's dream platoon.

3. Under assault conditions, what is the assistant adjutant's responsibility?

4. What effect does Colonel Nickerson have on the morale of the Marines?

5. What does Caputo say about the effect of his job as Regimental Casualty Reporting Officer?

6. What is the ridiculous hold up in getting the evac helicopters to the platoon?

7. What does Corporal Stasek say about the bodies the colonel wants left out for the clerks and General Thompson to see?

8. What is the condition of the radio when Caputo gets it from inside the bunker?

9. Why does Caputo order the village fired upon by white phosphorus shells?

10. Why does Caputo volunteer for the line?

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