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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. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?
(a) Phnom Penh.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Mandalay.

2. How is Cacciato dressed when Paul Berlin spots him in Chapter 18?
(a) As a businessman.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a monk.
(d) As a GI.

3. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?
(a) A vacuum.
(b) A deafening roar.
(c) A spa.
(d) An oasis.

4. In Chapter 11, Sidney Martin calls in a massive air-strike following the death of which of his men?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Bernie Lynn.
(c) Ready Mix.
(d) Billy Boy Watkins.

5. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?
(a) They threaten him with a court martial.
(b) They knock him out and drive him out of town.
(c) They carry him to a train while he's passed out drunk.
(d) They fake an ambush on Jolly Chand's lodging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What official houses Third Squad at their destination in of Chapter 27?

2. What east of burden does Stink Harris shoot in Chapter 6?

3. Which of the following names is not among the dead listed in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

5. What bit of information does Oscar Johnson not give to Cacciato during their parlay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why can the Mayor of Ovissil not read Paul Berlin's history?

3. What decision does Paul Berlin make at the observation tower in Chapter 8?

4. How does Sarkin Aung Wan react to Paul Berlin's description of their mission?

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

6. What does Paul Berlin hope regarding Cacciato?

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

8. How does Third Squad end up on a cart with three Vietnamese women in Chapter 6?

9. What news does Doc Peret deliver to Lieutenant Corson at the beginning of the novel?

10. How does Paul Berlin succeed in keeping Sarkin Aung Wan with Third Squad?

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