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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. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?
(a) Write a letter.
(b) Fall asleep.
(c) Pee in a paddy.
(d) Weep.

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

3. Why does Doc declare the Nazis and Japanese lost World War II?
(a) They fought poorly.
(b) They did not want to win.
(c) Thye lacked the materials to win.
(d) They did not have right on their side.

4. What action does each man in Third Squad perform to signify his agreement in killing Sidney Martin?
(a) Hand a bullet to Oscar Johnson.
(b) Spit.
(c) Raise his hand.
(d) Touch Oscar Johnson's grenade.

5. At the end of Chapter 40, Paul Berlin reasons that the root goal or the Vietnam War is to spread what?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Captialism.
(c) Civility.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what movie player of villains does Stink Harris compare the executed man?

2. Which European river do the men cross at the end of Chapter 40?

3. What is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?

4. In Chapter 39, Paul Berlin acknowledges that he went to war because he believes in what?

5. How does Cacciato finally answer Paul Berlin's plea to agree to the murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the Squad occasionally march down trails likely to be booby trapped?

4. Describe the girl from California in Chapter 40.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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