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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The street the Squad takes to escape Tehran is named after what American President?
(a) Washington.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Kennedy.

2. What does Paul Berlin begin doing involuntarily as he lays awake in Chapter 31?
(a) Giggling.
(b) Humming.
(c) Urinating.
(d) Crying.

3. What time is it in Chapter 32?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 4:30 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

4. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?
(a) Eddie Lazzutti asks a cop directions.
(b) Doc Peret discusses the Shah publicly.
(c) Oscar Johnson gets in a bar fight.
(d) Stink Harris insults a mullah.

5. Which member of Third Squad jumps off the ship and disappears at the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

6. Who does Lieutenant Corson tell Paul Berlin to look out for when the latter says he will be staying in Paris?
(a) Sarkin Aung Wan.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Doc Peret.
(d) Cacciato.

7. Which two people stay in the apartment in Chapter 44, refusing to search for Cacciato?
(a) Doc Peret and Paul Berlin.
(b) Lieutenant Corson and Sarkin Aung Wan.
(c) Doc Peret and Lieutenant Corson.
(d) Paul Berlin and Sarkin Aung Wan.

8. What did Paul Berlin consider majoring in when he thought of attending the University of Iowa?
(a) Education.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Political Science.
(d) Biology.

9. What are the men entering at the very end of Chapter 41?
(a) A scorched trail.
(b) The thick brush.
(c) A paddy.
(d) A burning village.

10. At the end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?
(a) Bums.
(b) Traitors.
(c) Faggots.
(d) Clowns.

11. What is the origin of Buff's nickname?
(a) He comes from Buffalo, NY.
(b) He always separates men when they fight.
(c) He is suppsoed to be big as a buffalo.
(d) He is obsessed with his toned physique.

12. Which member of Third Squad always daydreams abut what he'd do with a million dollars?
(a) Stink Harris.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Oscar Johnson.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

13. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?
(a) Athens.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Prague.

14. According to Doc Peret, what are the two reasons why soldiers choose not to desert?
(a) Stupidity and weakness.
(b) Duty and belief in mission.
(c) Fear and self-respect.
(d) Despair and inebriation.

15. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?
(a) Pee in it.
(b) Drink from it.
(c) Wade in it.
(d) Bathe in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Paul Berlin borrow from the sleeping Eddie in Chapter 30?

2. What does Sidney Martin do in Chapter 34 to put his men on notice?

3. In Chapter 44, who discovers that Third Squad is a military outfit?

4. After setting off a booby trap, what action does Billy Boy Watkins keep attempting to do?

5. In Chapter 39, Paul Berlin acknowledges that he went to war because he believes in what?

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