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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?
(a) Phil Caputo
(b) Maj-Gen Lew Walt
(c) Captain Johnson
(d) Colonel Anderson

2. What does Caputo speculate about in regard to mines remaining in an area where the RPs are supposed to have cleared them?
(a) The RFs often clear the wrong field because of communication problems.
(b) The RFs lack the necessary equipment to do the job right.
(c) There are just too many to find all of them.
(d) Either they are lazy or Viet Cong who had inflitrated them, leave the mines in place.

3. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?
(a) Ambush is murder and murder is fun!
(b) This is my rifle and this is my gun!
(c) She won't do it but her sister will!
(d) Remember the Alamo!

4. What occurs as Caputo walks through the elephant grass in the jungle?
(a) He walks up on an Asian elephant.
(b) He is almost shot by Lance Corporal Skates.
(c) He steps on a land mine that fortunately does not detonate.
(d) He comes face to face with a viet Cong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who issues ID cards to the Vietnamese?

2. After Caputo's dream, what vision does he have in the daylight?

3. What are the Marines doing in the truck beds?

4. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?

5. What is a consistent reminder of the casualties of war.

(see the answer key)

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