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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What city are the three refugee women in the cart from?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) My Lai.
(d) Cholon

4. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Baltimore.

5. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bears.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Salmon.

6. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?
(a) Buff.
(b) Ready Mix.
(c) Bernie Lynn.
(d) Pederson.

7. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) A tapeworm.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Gout.

8. 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.

9. When do the the events of Chapter 2 occur in relation to Chapter 1?
(a) The same day.
(b) Days before.
(c) The next day.
(d) An indeterminant number of days after.

10. Which of the following is not an activity that Sarkin Aung Wan and Paul Berlin do to pass the time in Delhi?
(a) Making love.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Eating.

11. Who falls in love in Delhi?
(a) Lieutenant Corson.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Stink Harris.

12. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?
(a) Stink cannot get his arms all the way around Cacciato.
(b) Cacciato punches him in the groin.
(c) Cacciato is sweaty and slick.
(d) Cacciato bites him.

13. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?
(a) The Viet Cong capture them.
(b) Lieutenant Corson passes out.
(c) They are ordered to turn back by a beret.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti sets off a mine.

14. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?
(a) Jungle.
(b) Farms.
(c) Villages.
(d) All of the above.

15. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?
(a) They carry him to a train while he's passed out drunk.
(b) They threaten him with a court martial.
(c) They fake an ambush on Jolly Chand's lodging.
(d) They knock him out and drive him out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who is supposed to relieve Paul Berlin of his post?

2. What item does Jolly Chand serve Third Squad in Chapter 23 that upsets her husband?

3. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?

4. What item do the men find in their search of the train in Chapter 21?

5. Which character begins falling in love with Sarkin Aung Wan?

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