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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Rhallon repeatedly say he would rather be doing than legal work?
(a) Hocking newspapers.
(b) Killing Kurds.
(c) Making hummus.
(d) Delivering mail.

2. Into what country does Third Squad arrive at the end of Chapter 36?
(a) Czekoslovakia.
(b) France.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Turkey.

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

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

5. Who nurses Lieutenant Corson back to health in Chapter 38?
(a) Doc Peret.
(b) Sarkin Aung Wan.
(c) Jolly Chand.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

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

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

8. According to the major at Paul Berlin's promotion review, why are they fighting in Vietnam?
(a) To stop Communism.
(b) To win.
(c) To spread Democracy.
(d) No reason.

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

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

11. Why does Cacciato like Sidney Martin?
(a) Martin gave Cacciato some of his rations.
(b) Martin let him carry the radio one day.
(c) Martin likes black jack gum also.
(d) Martin is from the same state as Cacciato.

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

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

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

15. From what state is the American girl in the VW van that picks up Third Squad outside of Zagreb?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men entering at the very end of Chapter 41?

2. Where does Paul Berlin first spot Cacciato in Chapter 44?

3. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?

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

5. What time is it at the end of Chapter 42?

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