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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?
(a) Yes, but he is too stunned to know what to do.
(b) Yes, he runs to the base to start packing.
(c) No, he calls the OD to make sure.
(d) No, he ignores it and goes on drinking.

2. At what age does Philip Caputo enlist in the Marine Corps?
(a) 21
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 18

3. How does Caputo see future life in the military?
(a) As an occasion for excitement and danger
(b) As financial security for the rest of his life
(c) As good training for surviving natural disasters
(d) As an easy way to make money

4. How does Caputo describe his platoon?
(a) As a highly polished fighting machine that needed no training.
(b) They are all uneducated and street fighters.
(c) They are a group of strangers and misfits.
(d) As men who enlist, train and travel together from the beginning.

5. How many men are on a helicopter team?
(a) Eight
(b) Six
(c) Ten
(d) Four

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Battalion Headquarters take on identifying a Viet Cong?

2. What are some of the things Caputo learns in Marine training?

3. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?

4. What do they hear about right away?

5. What does he imagine being in the military will be like?

(see the answer key)

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