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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Forty, By a Stretch of the Imagination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul Berlin consider majoring in when he thought of attending the University of Iowa?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Political Science.
(c) Education.
(d) Biology.

2. In the latrine in Chapter 4, whose name does Paul Berlin see written on the wall?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) His own.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

3. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?
(a) A headband.
(b) A Mickey Mouse watch.
(c) Cracked glasses.
(d) Hoop earrings.

4. Who nurses Lieutenant Corson back to health in Chapter 38?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Sarkin Aung Wan.
(d) Jolly Chand.

5. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?
(a) It is horribly muddy.
(b) It has been booby trapped by the VC.
(c) It runs directly up the mountain without winding.
(d) It is badly overgrown with roots and vines.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cacciato escape while Paul Berlin is passed out?

2. At the end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?

3. What item does Cacciato strew on the road to guide Third Squad?

4. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?

5. What kind of animal do the Third Squad see Cacciato swinging around in this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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