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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Forty, By a Stretch of the Imagination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?
(a) Mandalay.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Bangkok.

2. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. What form of public execution does the Squad attend in Chapter 29?
(a) A stoning.
(b) A beheading.
(c) A hanging.
(d) A firing squad.

5. According to Doc Peret, what are the two reasons why soldiers choose not to desert?
(a) Despair and inebriation.
(b) Stupidity and weakness.
(c) Duty and belief in mission.
(d) Fear and self-respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?

2. In this chapter, to what does the girl in the van compare to the War?

3. What does Paul Berlin plan to stop doing after the war is over?

4. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?

5. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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