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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. How is Cacciato dressed when Paul Berlin spots him in Chapter 18?
(a) As a businessman.
(b) As a GI.
(c) As a monk.
(d) As a woman.

2. What does Paul Berlin end up saying to his parents over the MARS system?
(a) Nothing. They do not pick up.
(b) He is never scared.
(c) The war is over.
(d) He loves them.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lieutenant Martin's primary concern in Vietnam?

2. Why does Sidney Martin take so long to get air support after the tunnel attacks?

3. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?

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

5. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?

(see the answer key)

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