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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Stringing beans.

5. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?
(a) Buff.
(b) Ready Mix.
(c) Bernie Lynn.
(d) Pederson.

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

7. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?
(a) Bye bye.
(b) I'm sorry.
(c) Kill it.
(d) Fuck you.

8. Which of the following items is not among those that Li Van Hgoc serves to Third Squad in Chapter 13?
(a) Fresh fruit.
(b) Brandy.
(c) Rice.
(d) Milk.

9. In Chapter 9, why does Sidney Martin send Bernie Lynn into the tunnel?
(a) To retrieve a soldier's body.
(b) To search for VC.
(c) To blow it.
(d) To find maps.

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

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

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

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

14. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A tapeworm.
(d) Gout.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, the author mentions that which man was never expected to survive the war and didn't?

2. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?

3. What item does Jolly Chand serve Third Squad in Chapter 23 that upsets her husband?

4. What is Lieutenant Martin's primary concern in Vietnam?

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

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