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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. In Chapter 22, the author mentions that which man was never expected to survive the war and didn't?
(a) Ready Mix.
(b) Billy Boy Watkins.
(c) Pederson.
(d) Frenchie Tucker.

2. In the latrine in Chapter 4, whose name does Paul Berlin see written on the wall?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Stink Harris.
(c) His own.
(d) Cacciato.

3. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Cacciato and Stink Harris get in a fistfight.
(b) Rudy Chassler trips a mine.
(c) The VC finally attacks the village.
(d) A new soldier shoots himself in the foot.

4. According to Doc Peret, soldiers need to beware of an excess of what substance?
(a) Phlegm.
(b) LSD.
(c) Bile.
(d) Antibiotics.

5. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?
(a) Cacciato bites him.
(b) Cacciato is sweaty and slick.
(c) Cacciato punches him in the groin.
(d) Stink cannot get his arms all the way around Cacciato.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what is Pederson shooting as he dies in the paddy?

2. What does Cacciato leave as a booby trap for Third Squad in this chapter?

3. Which of the following men votes to in Chapter 3 to turn back?

4. What city are the three refugee women in the cart from?

5. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Stink Harris and Bernie Lynn have a falling out?

3. How does Paul Berlin lose Cacciato in Mandalay?

4. Describe Paul Berlin's call home in Chapter 24.

5. How does Cacciato toy with the Third Squad in this chapter?

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

7. In what state is Pederson on the day he dies?

8. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

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

10. How do two men from Third Squad die in Chapter 9?

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