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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What part of Buff's body does Doc Peret refuse to collect?
(a) His hand.
(b) His foot.
(c) His head.
(d) His ear.

3. What is the origin of Buff's nickname?
(a) He is obsessed with his toned physique.
(b) He comes from Buffalo, NY.
(c) He always separates men when they fight.
(d) He is suppsoed to be big as a buffalo.

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

5. Why does the earths start shaking in Chapter 41?
(a) A typhoon is blowing in.
(b) Another squad is blowing tunnels.
(c) An aftershock from a quake.
(d) Lieutenant Corson has called in an airstrike a few miles away.

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

7. What holiday does Third Squad celebrate in Tehran?
(a) Christmas.
(b) St. Valentine's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Haloween.

8. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?
(a) A headband.
(b) Cracked glasses.
(c) A Mickey Mouse watch.
(d) Hoop earrings.

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cacciato like Sidney Martin?

2. Where does Third Squad determine it has to bring Cacciato to avoid being labeled deserters?

3. How does Cacciato characterize the death of Sidney Martin in Chapter 36?

4. What form of public execution does the Squad attend in Chapter 29?

5. The street the Squad takes to escape Tehran is named after what American President?

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