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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bit of information does Oscar Johnson not give to Cacciato during their parlay?
(a) He cannot walk to Paris.
(b) He is facing a court martial.
(c) He will starve to death in the jungle.
(d) The lieutenant will make a deal with him.

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

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

4. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?
(a) Farms.
(b) Jungle.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Villages.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 4, the author indicates that the Squad organizes themselves by all of the following bases except which?
(a) Race.
(b) Trust.
(c) Specialty.
(d) Superstition.

9. 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.

10. What official houses Third Squad at their destination in of Chapter 27?
(a) A Governor.
(b) A Mayor.
(c) A Colonel.
(d) An Ambassador.

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

12. In Chapter 5, what month does Paul Berlin determine it is?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) November.

13. In what state is Lieutenant Corson at the end of Third Squad's first night with Jolly Chand?
(a) He is catatonic.
(b) He is having fits of hysteria.
(c) He is weeping.
(d) He has died.

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

15. Where does Paul Berlin decide he will take a flat when he moves to Paris after the war?
(a) St. Germaine.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Montparnasse.
(d) Bastille.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what is Doc Peret's special medicine for Bernie Lynn?

2. What item informs Third Squad that Cacciato has left Delhi in Chapter 26?

3. At what is Pederson shooting as he dies in the paddy?

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

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

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