View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The sight of which soldier fills Sidney Martin with pride in Chapter 25?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Pederson.
(c) Cacciato.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti.

3. Which of the following is an unofficial SOP mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Smoking pot.
(b) Taking local women along with the Squad.
(c) Burning empty villages.
(d) Blowing tunnels instead of searching them.

4. Where does Paul Berlin decide he will take a flat when he moves to Paris after the war?
(a) Montparnasse.
(b) Montmartre.
(c) Bastille.
(d) St. Germaine.

5. Which of the following men votes to in Chapter 3 to turn back?
(a) Lieutenant Corson.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?

2. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?

3. How does Cacciato respond to the Third Squad's lighting a smoke grenade early in their pursuit?

4. What item informs Third Squad that Cacciato has left Delhi in Chapter 26?

5. What action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 912 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample