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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. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?
(a) Oscar Johnson gets in a bar fight.
(b) Doc Peret discusses the Shah publicly.
(c) Stink Harris insults a mullah.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti asks a cop directions.

2. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?
(a) Bye bye.
(b) I'm sorry.
(c) Fuck you.
(d) Kill it.

3. Which European river do the men cross at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) The Seine.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Rhine.
(d) The Rhine.

4. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?
(a) He will not make love to her.
(b) He will not leave the Squad.
(c) He has deserted the war.
(d) He is drunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?

3. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?

4. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?

5. What does the girl in the van think must be the worst part of going to war?

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