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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. Where does Paul Berlin first spot Cacciato in Chapter 44?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) An outdoor market.
(c) A movie house.
(d) A hotel lobby.

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

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

4. With what word does Paul Berlin describe Billy Boy Watkins' death in Chapter 32?
(a) Blessing.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Fact.
(d) Inevitability.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 44, who discovers that Third Squad is a military outfit?

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

3. Which member of Third Squad always daydreams abut what he'd do with a million dollars?

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

5. Where does Third Squad determine it has to bring Cacciato to avoid being labeled deserters?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Third Squad escape execution in Chapter 36?

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

4. Why does Doc Peret have to admit to the Cacciato chase in Chapter 33?

5. Describe Sarkin Aung Wan and Paul Berlin's debate in Chapter 44.

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

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

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

9. Describe the hypothetical conversation Paul Berlin imagines with the young girl in hoop earrings.

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

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