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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 what country is the liner docked when it is searched by police in this chapter?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Greece.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. Where does Third Squad determine it has to bring Cacciato to avoid being labeled deserters?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) The US embassy in Paris.
(c) Combat headquarters in Saigon.
(d) A US military base in Germany.

3. Which of the following is not among the lessons Paul Berlin enumerates in Chapter 42?
(a) It hurts get shot.
(b) You hear the shot that gets you.
(c) Dead men are heavy.
(d) Keep your head down.

4. What type of tree is Paul Berlin surprised to notice in Chapter 41?
(a) A eucalyptus.
(b) A willow.
(c) An oak.
(d) A fern.

5. What is the boy from Chapter 31's favorite type of gum?
(a) Double mint.
(b) Black Jack.
(c) Big League Chew.
(d) Juicy Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes of up the phrase "The World's Greatest Lake Country?"

2. At the end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?

3. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?

4. According to the major at Paul Berlin's promotion review, why are they fighting in Vietnam?

5. To what does Eddie Lazzutti compare Buff's body throughout Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Third Squad manage to depart the ocean liner at the beginning of Chapter 40?

2. How does Lieutenant Martin precipitate his own murder in Chapter 34?

3. How does Paul Berlin characterize the true war stories he has in Chapter 42?

4. What does Paul Berlin rationalize is the essential purpose of the Vietnam War at the end of Chapter 40?

5. What implied ultimatum does Sarkin Aung Wan make to Paul Berlin in Chapter 43?

6. How does Doc Peret get Third Squad out of trouble with Iranian authorities in Chapter 29?

7. Why does Stink Harris jump off the ship at the end of Chapter 38?

8. In Chapter 31, what haunting event happens to Paul Berlin on his first day in the mountains?

9. What does Buff's body look like when Cacciato finds it in Chapter 41?

10. Why does Third Squad intensify its search for Cacciato in Chapter 44?

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