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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Forty-One, Getting Shot, Chapter Forty-Two, The Observation Post.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what movie player of villains does Stink Harris compare the executed man?
(a) Sidney Greenstreet.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) Boris Karloff.
(d) Richard Widmark.

2. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?
(a) It is badly overgrown with roots and vines.
(b) It runs directly up the mountain without winding.
(c) It is horribly muddy.
(d) It has been booby trapped by the VC.

3. What city are the three refugee women in the cart from?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Cholon
(d) My Lai.

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

5. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Rudy Chassler trips a mine.
(b) The VC finally attacks the village.
(c) Cacciato and Stink Harris get in a fistfight.
(d) A new soldier shoots himself in the foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paul Berlin in Chapter 37, where are most booby traps located?

2. Why does Sidney Martin take so long to get air support after the tunnel attacks?

3. What does Cacciato leave as a booby trap for Third Squad in this chapter?

4. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?

5. Which of the following is not among the list of charges lodged against Third Squad?

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