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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What race does Doc Peret say is evident in Cacciato's appearance?
(a) Maori.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Mongol.
(d) Slavic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?
(a) POW's.
(b) Tunnels.
(c) Maps.
(d) Cacciato.

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

14. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Shooting craps.
(c) Shooting makeshift skeet.
(d) Playing basketball.

15. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Phnom Penh.
(d) Mandalay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal do the Third Squad see Cacciato swinging around in this chapter?

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

3. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"

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

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

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