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

2. What does the girl in the van think must be the worst part of going to war?
(a) The sleeplessness.
(b) The guilt.
(c) The filth.
(d) The anxiety.

3. Who finally makes the move to steal the van for the girl driving?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Leiutenant Corson.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

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

5. According to Doc Peret, soldiers need to beware of an excess of what substance?
(a) Bile.
(b) LSD.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Phlegm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?

3. In what country is the liner docked when it is searched by police in this chapter?

4. Who makes of up the phrase "The World's Greatest Lake Country?"

5. To what movie player of villains does Stink Harris compare the executed man?

(see the answer key)

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