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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Billy Boy and the others do to pass the time on the afternoon he died?
(a) Shoot craps.
(b) Sing folk songs.
(c) Play soccer.
(d) Shoot Coke cans.

2. What does Paul Berlin joke is also paying rent in the apartment he and Sarkin Aung Wan take?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rats.
(d) Dust.

3. What cause of death does Doc Peret give for Billy Boy Watkins?
(a) Shock.
(b) Infection.
(c) Blood loss.
(d) Heart attack.

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

5. What type of tree is Paul Berlin surprised to notice in Chapter 41?
(a) A willow.
(b) An oak.
(c) A fern.
(d) A eucalyptus.

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

7. What holiday does Third Squad celebrate in Tehran?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) St. Valentine's Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Haloween.

8. What part of Buff's body does Doc Peret refuse to collect?
(a) His ear.
(b) His hand.
(c) His head.
(d) His foot.

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

10. To whom does Oscar Johnson offer the big gun before giving it to Harold Murphy?
(a) Stink Harris.
(b) Cacciato.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti.
(d) Paul Berlin.

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

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

13. In Chapter 43, what does Sarkin Aung Wan say Paul Berlin has to do to prove his love?
(a) Renounce his US citizenship.
(b) Get an apartment in Paris.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Kill Oscar Johnson.

14. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?
(a) Cracked glasses.
(b) A headband.
(c) Hoop earrings.
(d) A Mickey Mouse watch.

15. What form of public execution does the Squad attend in Chapter 29?
(a) A firing squad.
(b) A stoning.
(c) A beheading.
(d) A hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cacciato finally answer Paul Berlin's plea to agree to the murder?

2. In Chapter, Doc Peret tells Captain Rhallon that the nonexistent treaty legitimizing Third Squad's international travel was ratified in what city?

3. What action does each man in Third Squad perform to signify his agreement in killing Sidney Martin?

4. Why does Doc declare the Nazis and Japanese lost World War II?

5. Who eventually gets Buff's helmet in Chapter 41?

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