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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Thirty-One, Night March, Chapter Thirty-Two, The Observation Post.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Rudy Chassler trips a mine.
(b) The VC finally attacks the village.
(c) A new soldier shoots himself in the foot.
(d) Cacciato and Stink Harris get in a fistfight.

2. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?
(a) His tour is up.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Scheduled leave.
(d) A gangrenous wound.

3. What official houses Third Squad at their destination in of Chapter 27?
(a) A Governor.
(b) An Ambassador.
(c) A Colonel.
(d) A Mayor.

4. What does Paul Berlin begin doing involuntarily as he lays awake in Chapter 31?
(a) Crying.
(b) Giggling.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Humming.

5. In what state did Paul Berlin grow up?
(a) Illinois.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. After setting off a booby trap, what action does Billy Boy Watkins keep attempting to do?

2. In Chapter 21, the delirious Lieutenant tells Paul Berlin what truth about their situation?

3. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?

4. What is the ratio of support personnel to combat personnel in Chu Lai?

5. What does the boy in Chapter 31 do involuntarily from time to time?

(see the answer key)

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