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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does the earths start shaking in Chapter 41?
(a) A typhoon is blowing in.
(b) Lieutenant Corson has called in an airstrike a few miles away.
(c) An aftershock from a quake.
(d) Another squad is blowing tunnels.

4. As he marches with Third Squad in Chapter 31, what does Paul Berlin plan to do in the coming weeks?
(a) Write a letter to his father.
(b) Desert.
(c) Learn to act like them.
(d) Learn to get by on two hours of sleep.

5. According to Oscar Johnson, what is the only lesson to be learned from Buff's death?
(a) Be lucky.
(b) Don't ask for trouble.
(c) Don't be stupid.
(d) Don't get shot.

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

7. Where does Paul Berlin first spot Cacciato in Chapter 44?
(a) A movie house.
(b) A hotel lobby.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) An outdoor market.

8. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?
(a) He has deserted the war.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He will not leave the Squad.
(d) He will not make love to her.

9. Who is the gun-chewing boy in Chapter 31?
(a) Harold Murphy.
(b) Cacciato.
(c) Stink Harris.
(d) Eddie Lazzuti.

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

11. In Chapter 36, what does Cacciato slip through the prison window to Paul Berlin?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A cyanide capsule.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Rations.

12. Which of the following is not among the lessons Paul Berlin enumerates in Chapter 42?
(a) It hurts get shot.
(b) Keep your head down.
(c) Dead men are heavy.
(d) You hear the shot that gets you.

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

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

15. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Paul Berlin when he is removed from isolation at the beginning of Chapter 33?

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

3. What part of Buff's body does Doc Peret refuse to collect?

4. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?

5. What famous military leader dies in Chapter 43?

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