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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. In what state is Lieutenant Corson at the end of Third Squad's first night with Jolly Chand?
(a) He is weeping.
(b) He has died.
(c) He is catatonic.
(d) He is having fits of hysteria.

2. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Sidney Martin.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti

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

4. Which member of Third Squad jumps off the ship and disappears at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti.
(d) Doc Peret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?

2. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?

3. In what country is the liner docked when it is searched by police in this chapter?

4. Which European river do the men cross at the end of Chapter 40?

5. What is the ratio of support personnel to combat personnel in Chu Lai?

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