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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Caputo explain Peterson's walking away and not looking at Sullivan after he is shot?
(a) He thinks Marines have to be too tough.
(b) That is the way he is; he really loves this company.
(c) He never could stand the sight of blood.
(d) He has no patience for stupidity.

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

3. How do they get from Okinawa to Vietnam?
(a) They go on an aircraft carrier.
(b) They go in a PanAm chartered plane.
(c) They ship out on giant C-130 planes.
(d) They go on PT boats up the China Sea.

4. What does Caputo almost trip over going through the high grass?
(a) The radio operator
(b) A VC corpse
(c) A dead water buffalo
(d) A trip wire connected to a mine

5. What happens when Caputo drinks with some Australian soldiers?
(a) He has one drink and leaves before things get out of hand.
(b) He gets drunk and wakes up the next morning in a bargirl's room.
(c) He ends up having to pay for the drinks.
(d) He drinks the Aussies under the table.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event does Caputo recall that further dims the idea of glamor in war?

3. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?

4. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?

5. What is the first offensive mission?

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