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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 clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?
(a) Cracked glasses.
(b) A Mickey Mouse watch.
(c) A headband.
(d) Hoop earrings.

2. Early in his arrival, Paul Berlin is warned by another soldier not to do what in regarding a paddy?
(a) Pee in it.
(b) Drink from it.
(c) Wade in it.
(d) Bathe in it.

3. What is the boy from Chapter 31's favorite type of gum?
(a) Big League Chew.
(b) Double mint.
(c) Juicy Fruit.
(d) Black Jack.

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

5. What form of public execution does the Squad attend in Chapter 29?
(a) A hanging.
(b) A firing squad.
(c) A stoning.
(d) A beheading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually searches the VC tunnel in Chapter 34?

2. Which two people stay in the apartment in Chapter 44, refusing to search for Cacciato?

3. From what state is the American girl in the VW van that picks up Third Squad outside of Zagreb?

4. What does Captain Rhallon repeatedly say he would rather be doing than legal work?

5. In this chapter, of what does Oscar Johnson say Stink Johnson was full?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the girl from California in Chapter 40.

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

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

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

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

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