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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. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Sidney Martin.
(c) Doc Peret.
(d) Eddie Lazzutti

2. In Chapter 21, the delirious Lieutenant tells Paul Berlin what truth about their situation?
(a) They are never returning to Vietnam.
(b) They and Cacciato are one and the same.
(c) They have been kidnapped.
(d) They will all die soon.

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

4. What does Paul Berlin think about during the Chapter 25 mountain march?
(a) His family.
(b) The number of days he has left in Vietnam.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sex.

5. In Chapter 5, what month does Paul Berlin determine it is?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) April.
(d) July.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Paul Berlin's place in the march order?

2. Who is the first person that Doc Peret toasts in Chapter 18?

3. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?

4. Which character begins falling in love with Sarkin Aung Wan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sidney Martin aggravate Third Squad in Chapter 25?

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

4. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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