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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is an unofficial SOP mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Taking local women along with the Squad.
(b) Smoking pot.
(c) Burning empty villages.
(d) Blowing tunnels instead of searching them.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Stink Harris refuse to do for Doc Peret?
(a) Bag Frenchie Tucker's body.
(b) Talk to the dying Bernie Lynn.
(c) Go into the tunnel.
(d) Give Bernie Lynn an injection.

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

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

7. 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 knock him out and drive him out of town.
(c) They threaten him with a court martial.
(d) They fake an ambush on Jolly Chand's lodging.

8. 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) Eating.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Playing cards.

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

10. According to Doc Peret, soldiers need to beware of an excess of what substance?
(a) Bile.
(b) LSD.
(c) Antibiotics.
(d) Phlegm.

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

12. What does Cacciato use as a walking stick in Chapter 25?
(a) A dried buffalo bone.
(b) A long branch.
(c) His rifle.
(d) A flagpole.

13. In the latrine in Chapter 4, whose name does Paul Berlin see written on the wall?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) His own.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

14. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?
(a) I'm sorry.
(b) Kill it.
(c) Fuck you.
(d) Bye bye.

15. 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) Pussy.
(d) Walking wounded.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?

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

3. In Chapter 4, the author indicates that the Squad organizes themselves by all of the following bases except which?

4. When do the the events of Chapter 2 occur in relation to Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?

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