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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 Li Van Hgoc maintain constant communication with the world above him?
(a) A periscope.
(b) A telegraph machine.
(c) A foot messenger.
(d) A series of tubes.

2. Who falls in love in Delhi?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Lieutenant Corson.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Stink Harris.

3. Which of the following is an unofficial SOP mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Burning empty villages.
(b) Taking local women along with the Squad.
(c) Smoking pot.
(d) Blowing tunnels instead of searching them.

4. Before leaving for Vietnam, Berlin's father tells him to keep an eye out for what?
(a) Good stuff.
(b) A reason to stay alive.
(c) The enemy.
(d) Traps.

5. After setting off a booby trap, what action does Billy Boy Watkins keep attempting to do?
(a) Hack away foliage.
(b) Open a can of peaches.
(c) Reload his rifle.
(d) Pull on his boot.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Oscar Johnson offer the big gun before giving it to Harold Murphy?

2. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?

3. What is the origin of Buff's nickname?

4. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?

5. What item does Paul Berlin borrow from the sleeping Eddie in Chapter 30?

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