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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 did Billy Boy and the others do to pass the time on the afternoon he died?
(a) Shoot Coke cans.
(b) Play soccer.
(c) Sing folk songs.
(d) Shoot craps.

2. Who discovers Buff's body in Chapter 41?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Paul Berlin.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Oscar Johnson.

3. What is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Searching the VC tunnel.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Relieving himself.

4. Who is the gun-chewing boy in Chapter 31?
(a) Cacciato.
(b) Eddie Lazzuti.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Stink Harris.

5. What cause of death does Doc Peret give for Billy Boy Watkins?
(a) Shock.
(b) Infection.
(c) Blood loss.
(d) Heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Paul Berlin held in isolation after being arrested by the Iranian authorities?

2. Who nurses Lieutenant Corson back to health in Chapter 38?

3. What does the girl in the van think must be the worst part of going to war?

4. Which member of Third Squad jumps off the ship and disappears at the end of Chapter 38?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Cacciato require convincing regarding the Martin murder?

3. How does Paul Berlin feel about death in Chapter 32?

4. What argument does Captain Rhallon make in Chapter 29 regarding the importance of a well-respected mission in War?

5. How does Third Squad determine happens to Buff's big gun?

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

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

8. What news does Captain Rhallon bring Third Squad at the end of Chapter 33?

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

10. How does Third Squad gain control of the VW van?

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