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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action is Sarkin Aung Wan doing in Chapter 17 when Paul Berlin explains to her that they must catch Cacciato before going to Paris?
(a) Clipping his nails.
(b) Making love to him.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Reading.

2. What does Paul Berlin think about during the Chapter 25 mountain march?
(a) His family.
(b) The number of days he has left in Vietnam.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sex.

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

4. In Chapter 11, Sidney Martin calls in a massive air-strike following the death of which of his men?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Ready Mix.
(c) Billy Boy Watkins.
(d) Bernie Lynn.

5. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?
(a) Mass graves.
(b) Paddies.
(c) Craters.
(d) Puddles of blood.

6. Who is the first person that Doc Peret toasts in Chapter 18?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Li Van Hgoc.
(c) Paul Berlin.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

7. What action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Stringing beans.
(d) Weeping.

8. In what state did Paul Berlin grow up?
(a) Iowa.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Illinois.

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

10. What east of burden does Stink Harris shoot in Chapter 6?
(a) Ox.
(b) Horse.
(c) Mule.
(d) Water buffalo.

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

12. What item informs Third Squad that Cacciato has left Delhi in Chapter 26?
(a) A set of dog-tags.
(b) A half-burnt map.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A newspaper.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Doc Peret, soldiers need to beware of an excess of what substance?

2. On the bumpy ride into hot territory in Chapter 20, which Squad member falls to the floor of the Chinook and cannot get up?

3. What does Paul Berlin plan to stop doing after the war is over?

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

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

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