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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Cacciato strew on the road to guide Third Squad?
(a) Rice.
(b) Bullets.
(c) M&Ms.
(d) Dog tags.

3. Which of the following names is not among the dead listed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Frenchie Tucker.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) Lt. Sidney Martin.
(d) Ready Mix.

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

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

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

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

8. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Doc Peret.

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

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

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

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

13. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

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

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

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

3. What item do the men find in their search of the train in Chapter 21?

4. In Chapter 8, who is supposed to relieve Paul Berlin of his post?

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

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