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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten, A Hole in the Road to Paris, Chapter Eleven, Fire in the Hole, Chapter Twelve, The Observation Post, Chapter Thirteen, Falling Through A Hole in the Road to Paris,Chapter Fourteen, Upon Almost Winning the Silver Star , Chapter Fifteen, Tunnel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?
(a) A gangrenous wound.
(b) Scheduled leave.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) His tour is up.

2. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?
(a) Cacciato punches him in the groin.
(b) Cacciato is sweaty and slick.
(c) Stink cannot get his arms all the way around Cacciato.
(d) Cacciato bites him.

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

4. In Chapter 9, why does Sidney Martin send Bernie Lynn into the tunnel?
(a) To blow it.
(b) To retrieve a soldier's body.
(c) To find maps.
(d) To search for VC.

5. In Chapter 4, the author indicates that the Squad organizes themselves by all of the following bases except which?
(a) Superstition.
(b) Specialty.
(c) Trust.
(d) Race.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bit of information does Oscar Johnson not give to Cacciato during their parlay?

2. How does Li Van Hgoc maintain constant communication with the world above him?

3. Where is Paul Berlin's place in the march order?

4. In Chapter 9, what is Doc Peret's special medicine for Bernie Lynn?

5. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?

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