2. How does Caputo's attempt to get closer to his men on leave in Danang work out?
(a) They end up in a brawl until the MPs arrive.
(b) The conversation is muddled and Caputo gives up.
(c) They become closer and Caputo listens to their advice.
(d) The enlisted men do not trust Caputo, the officer.

3. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?
(a) That they could win the war alone.
(b) That they were outnumbered by the enemy.
(c) That it was just another drill.
(d) That they would all be killed.

4. What is to be the measure of victory in the battle?
(a) The cessation of sniper fire
(b) The number of enemy corpses
(c) The time it takes to finish clearing the area
(d) The cooperation of the ARVN

5. What change does Caputo notice in his men back at their position on the hill?
(a) They have grown apart and do not look at each other.
(b) They have become even closer.
(c) They have all truned gray haired.
(d) They are withdrawn and wild-eyed.

6. What irony does Caputo see in the guerrilla warfare manual he had studied in the States?
(a) The remark that the jungle is only in Africa.
(b) The statement that one should not be afraid of the jungle.
(c) The suggestion that the enemy could not advance in the jungle.
(d) The idea that the jungle is only trees.

7. What game are Campbell and Greene playing in the NCO's tent when Caputo enters?
(a) Canasta
(b) Gin Rummy
(c) Cribbage
(d) Poker

8. How does Caputo describe the Viet Cong division he first becomes aware of by looking at a site map, a map showing positions of allies and enemy in the field.
(a) It is situated in places unseen in the daylight.
(b) Instead of an insurgency, it is an attack force.
(c) Instead of a phantom sniper, it is a whole division of phantoms.
(d) It is poorly organized but almost invisible.

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

10. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?
(a) Old and about ready for retirement
(b) Tall and gangly with big hands and feet
(c) A trim Marine ready for combat
(d) Overweight belly hanging over his belt and a large head

11. A book by what author is Caputo trying to read while waiting at the outpost on top of a hill?
(a) Hemmingway
(b) Henry Miller
(c) Kipling
(d) James Joyce

12. Who are the only adults who pay attention to the Marines as they pass through Dogpatch?
(a) The local police
(b) The Vietnamese Ruff-Puffs on leave
(c) The fruit venders
(d) The whores called Boom-Boom girls

13. When the Vietnamese children try to sell bottles of Coke, why do the men refuse them?
(a) In that weather the Cokes are all spoiled.
(b) They have no time to drink a Coke.
(c) Coke is a weapon often laced with poison or ground glass.
(d) They do not want to deprive the children.

14. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) Like a surreal track meet
(b) As a regular forward march
(c) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt
(d) A joyous chase

15. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?
(a) They work as extras for McHale's Navy.
(b) They play in the jungle by day and drink with the prostitutes by night.
(c) They do hours of calisthenics.
(d) They carve monkey faces in coconuts.