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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?
(a) They fake an ambush on Jolly Chand's lodging.
(b) They threaten him with a court martial.
(c) They knock him out and drive him out of town.
(d) They carry him to a train while he's passed out drunk.

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

4. In Chapter 21, the delirious Lieutenant tells Paul Berlin what truth about their situation?
(a) They and Cacciato are one and the same.
(b) They have been kidnapped.
(c) They are never returning to Vietnam.
(d) They will all die soon.

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

6. What name does Sarkin Aung Wan call Paul Berlin?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spec Four.
(c) GI Joe.
(d) Nixon.

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

8. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?
(a) Cacciato bites him.
(b) Cacciato is sweaty and slick.
(c) Stink cannot get his arms all the way around Cacciato.
(d) Cacciato punches him in the groin.

9. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?
(a) They are ordered to turn back by a beret.
(b) Lieutenant Corson passes out.
(c) The Viet Cong capture them.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti sets off a mine.

10. How is Cacciato dressed when Paul Berlin spots him in Chapter 18?
(a) As a woman.
(b) As a GI.
(c) As a businessman.
(d) As a monk.

11. 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) An NCO tells them.
(c) A flag pops up.
(d) A siren goes off.

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

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

14. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?
(a) Cacciato is dead.
(b) Armageddon is nigh.
(c) The war is over.
(d) They will all be court-martialed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What race does Doc Peret say is evident in Cacciato's appearance?

3. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?

4. In Chapter 9, why does Sidney Martin send Bernie Lynn into the tunnel?

5. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?

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