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

2. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"
(a) A siren goes off.
(b) No one ever trips a mine.
(c) A flag pops up.
(d) An NCO tells them.

3. What kind of animal do the Third Squad see Cacciato swinging around in this chapter?
(a) A cat.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A snake.

4. What action does each man in Third Squad perform to signify his agreement in killing Sidney Martin?
(a) Touch Oscar Johnson's grenade.
(b) Raise his hand.
(c) Spit.
(d) Hand a bullet to Oscar Johnson.

5. How does Cacciato finally answer Paul Berlin's plea to agree to the murder?
(a) He lets Paul Berlin touch his hand to the grenade.
(b) He tells Oscar Johnson he is in.
(c) He tells Sidney Martin about the conspiracy.
(d) He walks away into the jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cacciato use as a walking stick in Chapter 25?

2. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What does Paul Berlin's host in Chapter 27 tell him he does not have?

4. The street the Squad takes to escape Tehran is named after what American President?

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

(see the answer key)

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