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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What body part does Vaught lose after leaving the front?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His ear.
(d) His testicle.

4. On the bumpy ride into hot territory in Chapter 20, which Squad member falls to the floor of the Chinook and cannot get up?
(a) Stick Harris.
(b) Harold Murphy.
(c) Pederson.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

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

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

7. What appliance did Doc Peret disassemble as a child?
(a) A HAM radio.
(b) A television.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) An air conditioner.

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

9. How does Cacciato respond to the Third Squad's lighting a smoke grenade early in their pursuit?
(a) He speads up his pace.
(b) He fires on them.
(c) He waves at them.
(d) He lights his own smoke grenade.

10. In Chapter 8, who is supposed to relieve Paul Berlin of his post?
(a) Stink Harris.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

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

12. What item do the men find in their search of the train in Chapter 21?
(a) Cacciato's dog tags.
(b) Cacciato's uniform.
(c) Cacciato's AWOL bag.
(d) Cacciato's photo album.

13. At what is Pederson shooting as he dies in the paddy?
(a) The water.
(b) The chinook.
(c) The sky.
(d) The trees.

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

15. Who wants to fire on Cacciato in this chapter?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Eddie Lazzuti.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Stink Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What east of burden does Stink Harris shoot in Chapter 6?

2. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?

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

4. With what term do the men of Third Squad refer to Lieutenant Corson after he tells them he will not be leaving Delhi?

5. In Chapter 5, what month does Paul Berlin determine it is?

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