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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 is Lieutenant Martin's primary concern in Vietnam?
(a) The mission.
(b) His reputation.
(c) His own safety.
(d) The men.

2. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?
(a) Armageddon is nigh.
(b) They will all be court-martialed.
(c) The war is over.
(d) Cacciato is dead.

3. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Gout.
(c) A tapeworm.
(d) Dysentery.

4. Which of the following names is not among the dead listed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Ready Mix.
(b) Frenchie Tucker.
(c) Lt. Sidney Martin.
(d) Stink Harris.

5. Through what nearby country does Cacciato tell Berlin he intends to pass on his way to Paris?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Laos.
(c) China.
(d) Cambodia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is Paul Berlin shocked not to see on the mountain road in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

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

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

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

6. Why does Paul Berlin feel guilty for Frenchie Tucker and Bernie Lynn's deaths?

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

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

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

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

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