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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. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?
(a) Mass graves.
(b) Paddies.
(c) Puddles of blood.
(d) Craters.

2. What time is it at the end of Chapter 42?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 4:00 a.m.

3. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Mandalay.
(d) Delhi.

4. What does Paul Berlin think about during the Chapter 25 mountain march?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The number of days he has left in Vietnam.
(c) Sex.
(d) His family.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Stink Harris refuse to do for Doc Peret?
(a) Bag Frenchie Tucker's body.
(b) Give Bernie Lynn an injection.
(c) Go into the tunnel.
(d) Talk to the dying Bernie Lynn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?

2. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?

3. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?

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

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

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