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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 headband.
(d) A Mickey Mouse watch.

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

3. Which European river do the men cross at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) The Rhine.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Rhine.
(d) The Seine.

4. After setting off a booby trap, what action does Billy Boy Watkins keep attempting to do?
(a) Open a can of peaches.
(b) Hack away foliage.
(c) Pull on his boot.
(d) Reload his rifle.

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

6. In this chapter, of what does Oscar Johnson say Stink Johnson was full?
(a) Piss and vinegar.
(b) Ill will.
(c) Life.
(d) Foolishness.

7. Who finally makes the move to steal the van for the girl driving?
(a) Eddie Lazzutti.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Leiutenant Corson.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

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

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

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

11. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?
(a) Lovesickness.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Bile.
(d) Nostalgia.

12. In Chapter 44, who discovers that Third Squad is a military outfit?
(a) A French policeman.
(b) A retired miltary officer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A desk clerk.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Paul Berlin held in isolation after being arrested by the Iranian authorities?

2. What does the boy in Chapter 31 do involuntarily from time to time?

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

4. From what state is the American girl in the VW van that picks up Third Squad outside of Zagreb?

5. What is the origin of Buff's nickname?

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