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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul Berlin joke is also paying rent in the apartment he and Sarkin Aung Wan take?
(a) Dust.
(b) Rats.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Spiders.

2. Who nurses Lieutenant Corson back to health in Chapter 38?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Sarkin Aung Wan.
(d) Jolly Chand.

3. How does Cacciato characterize the death of Sidney Martin in Chapter 36?
(a) Kill or be killed.
(b) A blessing in disguise.
(c) A sad thing.
(d) Treason.

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

5. According to Oscar Johnson, what is the only lesson to be learned from Buff's death?
(a) Don't ask for trouble.
(b) Don't get shot.
(c) Be lucky.
(d) Don't be stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paul Berlin surprised to still see in French countryside?

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

3. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?

4. The street the Squad takes to escape Tehran is named after what American President?

5. With what word does Paul Berlin describe Billy Boy Watkins' death in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sarkin Aung Wan and Paul Berlin's debate in Chapter 44.

2. What does Buff's body look like when Cacciato finds it in Chapter 41?

3. Describe Captain Rhallon.

4. In Chapter 31, what haunting event happens to Paul Berlin on his first day in the mountains?

5. Why does the Squad occasionally march down trails likely to be booby trapped?

6. What does Paul Berlin rationalize is the essential purpose of the Vietnam War at the end of Chapter 40?

7. What implied ultimatum does Sarkin Aung Wan make to Paul Berlin in Chapter 43?

8. How does Third Squad gain control of the VW van?

9. How does Paul Berlin feel about death in Chapter 32?

10. What argument does Captain Rhallon make in Chapter 29 regarding the importance of a well-respected mission in War?

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