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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Forty-Six, Going After Cacciato.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Relieving himself.
(d) Searching the VC tunnel.

2. With what term do the men of Third Squad refer to Lieutenant Corson after he tells them he will not be leaving Delhi?
(a) Old-timer.
(b) Sunday civilian.
(c) Walking wounded.
(d) Pussy.

3. What are the men entering at the very end of Chapter 41?
(a) A paddy.
(b) A scorched trail.
(c) The thick brush.
(d) A burning village.

4. After what mid-west American town is the hotel where Third Squad checks in in Mandalay named?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Peoria.

5. Which of the following characters is not killed in one of Paul Berlin's factual war stories?
(a) Ready Mix.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) Buff.
(d) Billy Boy Watkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"

2. Who does Lieutenant Corson tell Paul Berlin to look out for when the latter says he will be staying in Paris?

3. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?

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

5. According to Paul Berlin in Chapter 37, where are most booby traps located?

(see the answer key)

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