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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 Chapter 27, what assumption about himself does Paul Berlin acknowledge is true?
(a) He is a writer at heart.
(b) He will not fight well.
(c) He does not believe in the War.
(d) He will never really leave the Midwest.

2. With what word does Paul Berlin describe Billy Boy Watkins' death in Chapter 32?
(a) Blessing.
(b) Fact.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Inevitability.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what state is the American girl in the VW van that picks up Third Squad outside of Zagreb?

2. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?

3. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?

4. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?

5. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?

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