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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Harold Murphy.

2. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?
(a) It runs directly up the mountain without winding.
(b) It has been booby trapped by the VC.
(c) It is badly overgrown with roots and vines.
(d) It is horribly muddy.

3. The sight of which soldier fills Sidney Martin with pride in Chapter 25?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti.
(c) Paul Berlin.
(d) Cacciato.

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

5. Why does Sidney Martin take so long to get air support after the tunnel attacks?
(a) He does not theink air support is necessary.
(b) He cannot get a signal.
(c) He cannot find the coordinates.
(d) He cannot find the radio.

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

7. Which of the following items is not among those that Li Van Hgoc serves to Third Squad in Chapter 13?
(a) Rice.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Milk.
(d) Fresh fruit.

8. What is the next location on Third Squad's journey after Delhi?
(a) Tehran.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Baghdad.

9. What name does Sarkin Aung Wan call Paul Berlin?
(a) Spec Four.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Germany.
(d) GI Joe.

10. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?
(a) His tour is up.
(b) Scheduled leave.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) A gangrenous wound.

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

12. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?
(a) Cacciato is dead.
(b) The war is over.
(c) They will all be court-martialed.
(d) Armageddon is nigh.

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

14. In Chapter 9, what is Doc Peret's special medicine for Bernie Lynn?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) M&Ms.
(d) Water.

15. How does Cacciato escape while Paul Berlin is passed out?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By bicycle.
(d) By rickshaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what does Paul Berlin realize is the true value of the Cacciato pursuit?

2. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?

3. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?

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

5. In the latrine in Chapter 4, whose name does Paul Berlin see written on the wall?

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