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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. What does Cacciato use as a walking stick in Chapter 25?
(a) A long branch.
(b) His rifle.
(c) A dried buffalo bone.
(d) A flagpole.

2. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) San Francisco.

3. In what state is Lieutenant Corson at the end of Third Squad's first night with Jolly Chand?
(a) He is catatonic.
(b) He is weeping.
(c) He has died.
(d) He is having fits of hysteria.

4. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?
(a) Craters.
(b) Puddles of blood.
(c) Paddies.
(d) Mass graves.

5. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?
(a) Jungle.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Farms.
(d) Villages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Sarkin Aung Wan call Paul Berlin?

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

3. After what mid-west American town is the hotel where Third Squad checks in in Mandalay named?

4. How is Cacciato dressed when Paul Berlin spots him in Chapter 18?

5. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do living circumstances become awkward for Third Squad in Delhi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What plans does Paul Berlin make for his return home in Chapter 5?

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

10. What finally prods Third Squad to consider killing Sidney Martin?

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