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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 43, what does Sarkin Aung Wan say Paul Berlin has to do to prove his love?
(a) Get an apartment in Paris.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Renounce his US citizenship.
(d) Kill Oscar Johnson.

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

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

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

5. What famous military leader dies in Chapter 43?
(a) George S. Patton.
(b) Douglas MacArthur.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Charles de Gaulle.

6. What is Paul Berlin surprised to still see in French countryside?
(a) Viet Cong.
(b) German trenches.
(c) Castles.
(d) World War II damage.

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

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

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

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

11. Who eventually searches the VC tunnel in Chapter 34?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Sidney Martin.
(c) Doc Peret.
(d) Paul Berlin.

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

13. Where does Third Squad determine it has to bring Cacciato to avoid being labeled deserters?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) Combat headquarters in Saigon.
(c) The US embassy in Paris.
(d) A US military base in Germany.

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

15. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Weep.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Pee in a paddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers Buff's body in Chapter 41?

2. What cause of death does Doc Peret give for Billy Boy Watkins?

3. Which member of Third Squad jumps off the ship and disappears at the end of Chapter 38?

4. Which two people stay in the apartment in Chapter 44, refusing to search for Cacciato?

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

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