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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes of up the phrase "The World's Greatest Lake Country?"
(a) Eddie Lazzutti.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) Doc Peret.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

2. What is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?
(a) Relieving himself.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Searching the VC tunnel.

3. Who discovers Buff's body in Chapter 41?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Harold Murphy.
(c) Paul Berlin.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

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

5. In Chapter 45, what does Paul Berlin recall is the last word he ever said to Cacciato?
(a) Goodbye.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Go.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How does Cacciato finally answer Paul Berlin's plea to agree to the murder?
(a) He tells Sidney Martin about the conspiracy.
(b) He lets Paul Berlin touch his hand to the grenade.
(c) He walks away into the jungle.
(d) He tells Oscar Johnson he is in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?

2. What holiday does Third Squad celebrate in Tehran?

3. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?

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

5. What does Sidney Martin do in Chapter 34 to put his men on notice?

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