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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?
(a) A gangrenous wound.
(b) Scheduled leave.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) His tour is up.

3. 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.

4. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?
(a) Sidney Martin.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti
(d) Doc Peret.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

11. Which character begins falling in love with Sarkin Aung Wan?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Lieutenant Corson.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

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

13. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Bears.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Deer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?

3. What bit of information does Oscar Johnson not give to Cacciato during their parlay?

4. Which of the following items is not among those that Li Van Hgoc serves to Third Squad in Chapter 13?

5. What does Cacciato use as a walking stick in Chapter 25?

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