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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?
(a) Nostalgia.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Lovesickness.
(d) Bile.

2. What item does Paul Berlin borrow from the sleeping Eddie in Chapter 30?
(a) A helmet.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Peach rations.
(d) A scope.

3. What time is it in Chapter 32?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 2:30 a.m.
(c) 4:30 a.m.
(d) 5:00 a.m.

4. Who eventually gets Buff's helmet in Chapter 41?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Cacciato.

5. What type of tree is Paul Berlin surprised to notice in Chapter 41?
(a) A eucalyptus.
(b) A willow.
(c) An oak.
(d) A fern.

6. In Chapter 36, what does Cacciato slip through the prison window to Paul Berlin?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Rations.
(d) A cyanide capsule.

7. What is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Searching the VC tunnel.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Relieving himself.

8. At the end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?
(a) Faggots.
(b) Bums.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Clowns.

9. Where does the girl say she has contacts that can help the soldiers escape military duty?
(a) Norwark.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Sweden.

10. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?
(a) Prague.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Athens.

11. Who finally makes the move to steal the van for the girl driving?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Leiutenant Corson.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

12. What time is it at the end of Chapter 42?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 4:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

13. Which of the following is not among the list of charges lodged against Third Squad?
(a) Failure to register weapons.
(b) Inciting revolution.
(c) Desertion.
(d) Public intoxication.

14. According to the major at Paul Berlin's promotion review, why are they fighting in Vietnam?
(a) To spread Democracy.
(b) To stop Communism.
(c) No reason.
(d) To win.

15. Before leaving for Vietnam, Berlin's father tells him to keep an eye out for what?
(a) A reason to stay alive.
(b) Traps.
(c) Good stuff.
(d) The enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Berlin begin doing involuntarily as he lays awake in Chapter 31?

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

3. What does Captain Rhallon repeatedly say he would rather be doing than legal work?

4. How does Cacciato characterize the death of Sidney Martin in Chapter 36?

5. According to Doc Peret, what are the two reasons why soldiers choose not to desert?

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