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

2. How does Cacciato respond to the Third Squad's lighting a smoke grenade early in their pursuit?
(a) He waves at them.
(b) He speads up his pace.
(c) He fires on them.
(d) He lights his own smoke grenade.

3. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?
(a) 13 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

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

5. Where is Paul Berlin's place in the march order?
(a) He is right behind the Lieutenant.
(b) He takes the back.
(c) He is in the exact middle.
(d) He is on point.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?

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

4. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Paul Berlin lose Cacciato in Mandalay?

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

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

5. Describe some ways that the men of the Paul Berlin's platoon organize themselves.

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

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

8. What does Paul Berlin hope regarding Cacciato?

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

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

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