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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 are the men entering at the very end of Chapter 41?
(a) A paddy.
(b) The thick brush.
(c) A burning village.
(d) A scorched trail.

2. According to Doc Peret, what are the two reasons why soldiers choose not to desert?
(a) Stupidity and weakness.
(b) Despair and inebriation.
(c) Duty and belief in mission.
(d) Fear and self-respect.

3. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. According to Paul Berlin in Chapter 37, where are most booby traps located?
(a) In the jungle.
(b) In villages.
(c) In farmland.
(d) Along trails.

5. Who eventually searches the VC tunnel in Chapter 34?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Doc Peret.
(c) Cacciato.
(d) Sidney Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Paul Berlin when he is removed from isolation at the beginning of Chapter 33?

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

3. What does Paul Berlin begin doing involuntarily as he lays awake in Chapter 31?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 44, what does Sarkin Aung Wan state at the beginning of her speech she is pleading for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Captain Rhallon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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