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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"
(a) An NCO tells them.
(b) A flag pops up.
(c) A siren goes off.
(d) No one ever trips a mine.

2. How does Li Van Hgoc maintain constant communication with the world above him?
(a) A telegraph machine.
(b) A periscope.
(c) A foot messenger.
(d) A series of tubes.

3. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?
(a) Buff.
(b) Pederson.
(c) Ready Mix.
(d) Bernie Lynn.

4. What kind of animal do the Third Squad see Cacciato swinging around in this chapter?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cat.
(c) A chicken.
(d) An iguana.

5. In what state did Paul Berlin grow up?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?

2. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?

3. How does Cacciato escape while Paul Berlin is passed out?

4. In Chapter 4, the author indicates that the Squad organizes themselves by all of the following bases except which?

5. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul Berlin hope regarding Cacciato?

2. Describe some ways that the men of the Paul Berlin's platoon organize themselves.

3. How does the quiet of the village in Chapter 16 become insidious?

4. Why does Paul Berlin feel guilty for Frenchie Tucker and Bernie Lynn's deaths?

5. What difficulty arises when Lieutenant Corson tries to leave Li Van Hgoc's tunnel in Chapter 15?

6. What surprise announcement does the Lieutenant make to Third Squad in Chapter 26?

7. Why does the Squad take a vote on whether to continue pursuing Cacciato in Chapter 3?

8. What are Sidney Martin's values regarding war as described in Chapter 25?

9. How does the Squad figure out that they are on the same train that Cacciato took?

10. How does Paul Berlin lose Cacciato in Mandalay?

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