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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. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Playing basketball.
(c) Shooting makeshift skeet.
(d) Shooting craps.

2. Which of the following is not among the lessons Paul Berlin enumerates in Chapter 42?
(a) Keep your head down.
(b) You hear the shot that gets you.
(c) Dead men are heavy.
(d) It hurts get shot.

3. What item does Jolly Chand serve Third Squad in Chapter 23 that upsets her husband?
(a) Gin.
(b) Naan.
(c) Beef.
(d) French Fries.

4. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?
(a) Wade in it.
(b) Bathe in it.
(c) Pee in it.
(d) Drink from it.

5. According to Oscar Johnson, what is the only lesson to be learned from Buff's death?
(a) Don't be stupid.
(b) Don't get shot.
(c) Don't ask for trouble.
(d) Be lucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually gets Buff's helmet in Chapter 41?

2. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?

3. What does Third Squad give to Stink Harris as a joke in Chapter 39?

4. Why does Cacciato like Sidney Martin?

5. What cause of death does Doc Peret give for Billy Boy Watkins?

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