View a FREE sample

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. As he marches with Third Squad in Chapter 31, what does Paul Berlin plan to do in the coming weeks?
(a) Desert.
(b) Write a letter to his father.
(c) Learn to get by on two hours of sleep.
(d) Learn to act like them.

2. With what term do the men of Third Squad refer to Lieutenant Corson after he tells them he will not be leaving Delhi?
(a) Pussy.
(b) Walking wounded.
(c) Sunday civilian.
(d) Old-timer.

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

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

5. What action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?
(a) Weeping.
(b) Singing.
(c) Stringing beans.
(d) Sewing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what assumption about himself does Paul Berlin acknowledge is true?

2. At the end of Chapter 40, Paul Berlin reasons that the root goal or the Vietnam War is to spread what?

3. What city are the three refugee women in the cart from?

4. What holiday does Third Squad celebrate in Tehran?

5. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample