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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-Six, Repose on the Road to Paris, Chapter Twenty-Seven, Flights of Imagination, Chapter Twenty-Eight, The Observation Post.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) The VC finally attacks the village.
(b) A new soldier shoots himself in the foot.
(c) Rudy Chassler trips a mine.
(d) Cacciato and Stink Harris get in a fistfight.

2. What does Paul Berlin plan to stop doing after the war is over?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Cursing.

3. What action is Sarkin Aung Wan doing in Chapter 17 when Paul Berlin explains to her that they must catch Cacciato before going to Paris?
(a) Making love to him.
(b) Reading.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Clipping his nails.

4. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?
(a) An oasis.
(b) A deafening roar.
(c) A spa.
(d) A vacuum.

5. What east of burden does Stink Harris shoot in Chapter 6?
(a) Water buffalo.
(b) Ox.
(c) Mule.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?

2. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?

3. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?

4. What race does Doc Peret say is evident in Cacciato's appearance?

5. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?

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