1. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?
(a) Men who always followed his orders to the letter
(b) Men who either died or were severely wounded in combat
(c) Men who caused him the most grief
(d) Men with whom he played poker and drank beer

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) Either they are lazy or Viet Cong who had inflitrated them, leave the mines in place.
(d) There are just too many to find all of them.

3. What are some of the things Caputo learns in Marine training?
(a) Physical exercize, recommended reading, and filing of paperwork.
(b) Military protocol, military dress, military jargon, and Marine Corps traditions.
(c) Survival skills, Marine history, rules and regulations, weaponry, and how to kill.
(d) Use of new technology, making homemade weapons, and disarming women combatants.

4. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?
(a) He has not been properly prepared by the Marines.
(b) Battles are fought in the jungle with Viet Cong who refuse to play by the rules learned in military training.
(c) He has made a big mistake in joining the Marines.
(d) He will never get to see military action.

5. How do they spend their first day at Danang?
(a) Packing and piling sandbags and digging foxholes and ditches
(b) Reading field manuals
(c) Looking for a place to put their tents
(d) Getting a tour of the area