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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 end of Chapter 33, what does the brutal Iranian officer force Third Squad to call themselves?
(a) Bums.
(b) Traitors.
(c) Faggots.
(d) Clowns.

2. As he marches with Third Squad in Chapter 31, what does Paul Berlin plan to do in the coming weeks?
(a) Write a letter to his father.
(b) Desert.
(c) Learn to get by on two hours of sleep.
(d) Learn to act like them.

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

4. Why does Cacciato like Sidney Martin?
(a) Martin let him carry the radio one day.
(b) Martin likes black jack gum also.
(c) Martin gave Cacciato some of his rations.
(d) Martin is from the same state as Cacciato.

5. How long is Paul Berlin held in isolation after being arrested by the Iranian authorities?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before leaving for Vietnam, Berlin's father tells him to keep an eye out for what?

2. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?

3. Why are Third Squad arrested in Chapter 29?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What shift in power does Lieutenant Corson acknowledge as he speaks to Paul Berlin in Chapter 43?

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

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