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

2. On the bumpy ride into hot territory in Chapter 20, which Squad member falls to the floor of the Chinook and cannot get up?
(a) Stick Harris.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Pederson.

3. What does the boy in Chapter 31 do involuntarily from time to time?
(a) Fart.
(b) Do situps.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Fiddle with his rifle.

4. After setting off a booby trap, what action does Billy Boy Watkins keep attempting to do?
(a) Reload his rifle.
(b) Hack away foliage.
(c) Pull on his boot.
(d) Open a can of peaches.

5. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?
(a) They are ordered to turn back by a beret.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti sets off a mine.
(c) Lieutenant Corson passes out.
(d) The Viet Cong capture them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the next location on Third Squad's journey after Delhi?

4. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?

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

(see the answer key)

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