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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Lieutenant Martin's primary concern in Vietnam?
(a) His own safety.
(b) The men.
(c) The mission.
(d) His reputation.

3. What does Paul Berlin's host in Chapter 27 tell him he does not have?
(a) A mission.
(b) A history.
(c) A friend.
(d) A soul.

4. 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) Sunday civilian.
(c) Walking wounded.
(d) Old-timer.

5. 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.

6. 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) Cooking dinner.
(b) Making love to him.
(c) Clipping his nails.
(d) Reading.

7. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?
(a) A vacuum.
(b) A spa.
(c) An oasis.
(d) A deafening roar.

8. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"
(a) No one ever trips a mine.
(b) A flag pops up.
(c) A siren goes off.
(d) An NCO tells them.

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

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

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

12. What does Paul Berlin plan to stop doing after the war is over?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Shaving.
(d) Smoking.

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

14. Where is Paul Berlin's place in the march order?
(a) He is on point.
(b) He takes the back.
(c) He is in the exact middle.
(d) He is right behind the Lieutenant.

15. Which of the following men votes to in Chapter 3 to turn back?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Lieutenant Corson.
(d) Harold Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?

2. In what state is Lieutenant Corson at the end of Third Squad's first night with Jolly Chand?

3. What is the next location on Third Squad's journey after Delhi?

4. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?

5. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?

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