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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 action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?
(a) Stringing beans.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sewing.

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

3. What name does Sarkin Aung Wan call Paul Berlin?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Spec Four.
(c) Germany.
(d) GI Joe.

4. What official houses Third Squad at their destination in of Chapter 27?
(a) An Ambassador.
(b) A Colonel.
(c) A Mayor.
(d) A Governor.

5. In what state did Paul Berlin grow up?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) West Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?

2. What does Cacciato leave as a booby trap for Third Squad in this chapter?

3. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Paul Berlin lose Cacciato in Mandalay?

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. Why does Third Squad need to leave Delhi in Chapter 26?

9. In what state is Pederson on the day he dies?

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

(see the answer keys)

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