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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Eddie Lazzutti compare Buff's body throughout Chapter 41?
(a) A slain bison.
(b) A praying Arab.
(c) A crab.
(d) A pile of spaghetti.

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

4. What does Sidney Martin do in Chapter 34 to put his men on notice?
(a) Take half their rations.
(b) Punch Oscar Johnson.
(c) Write their names in a notebook.
(d) Force them to march nearly twice the normal distance.

5. What is Paul Berlin surprised to still see in French countryside?
(a) Castles.
(b) World War II damage.
(c) Viet Cong.
(d) German trenches.

6. 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.

7. What time is it at the end of Chapter 42?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 a.m.
(c) 4:00 a.m.
(d) 6:00 a.m.

8. Where does the girl say she has contacts that can help the soldiers escape military duty?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norwark.
(d) Netherlands.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?
(a) Weep.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Pee in a paddy.
(d) Write a letter.

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

11. In Chapter, Doc Peret tells Captain Rhallon that the nonexistent treaty legitimizing Third Squad's international travel was ratified in what city?
(a) Geneva.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Prague.
(d) Munich.

12. At the end of Chapter 40, Paul Berlin reasons that the root goal or the Vietnam War is to spread what?
(a) Captialism.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Civility.
(d) Christianity.

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

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

15. To what movie player of villains does Stink Harris compare the executed man?
(a) Sidney Greenstreet.
(b) Peter Lorre.
(c) Richard Widmark.
(d) Boris Karloff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of tree is Paul Berlin surprised to notice in Chapter 41?

2. After New Years Day in Chapter 29, what year is it?

3. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?

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

5. What does Captain Rhallon repeatedly say he would rather be doing than legal work?

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