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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Third Squad give to Stink Harris as a joke in Chapter 39?
(a) The Communist Manifesto.
(b) Profiles in Courage.
(c) Conscience of a Conservative.
(d) A Vietnamese phrasebook.

3. At the end of Chapter 44, what does Sarkin Aung Wan state at the beginning of her speech she is pleading for?
(a) Equilibrium.
(b) Cessation of war.
(c) Justice.
(d) Love.

4. What does the girl in the van think must be the worst part of going to war?
(a) The guilt.
(b) The filth.
(c) The sleeplessness.
(d) The anxiety.

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

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

7. Which member of Third Squad always daydreams abut what he'd do with a million dollars?
(a) Stink Harris.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti.
(d) Doc Peret.

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

9. What did Paul Berlin consider majoring in when he thought of attending the University of Iowa?
(a) Biology.
(b) Education.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Political Science.

10. 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) Captialism.
(d) Liberty.

11. What happens to Paul Berlin when he is removed from isolation at the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) His neck is shaved.
(b) He is given a bath.
(c) He is beaten for information.
(d) He is taken to visit Sarkin Aung Wan.

12. 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.

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

14. What item does Paul Berlin borrow from the sleeping Eddie in Chapter 30?
(a) A helmet.
(b) A scope.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Peach rations.

15. Which of the following is not among the list of charges lodged against Third Squad?
(a) Public intoxication.
(b) Desertion.
(c) Failure to register weapons.
(d) Inciting revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Oscar Johnson, what is the only lesson to be learned from Buff's death?

2. At the end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?

3. What principality is Third Squad in at the beginning of Chapter 43?

4. Where does the girl say she has contacts that can help the soldiers escape military duty?

5. Who is the gun-chewing boy in Chapter 31?

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