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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?

2. In Chapter 9, what is Doc Peret's special medicine for Bernie Lynn?

3. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?

4. In Chapter 11, Sidney Martin calls in a massive air-strike following the death of which of his men?

5. When do the the events of Chapter 2 occur in relation to Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Doc Peret deliver to Lieutenant Corson at the beginning of the novel?

2. How do two men from Third Squad die in Chapter 9?

3. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

4. What plans does Paul Berlin make for his return home in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Paul Berlin feel guilty for Frenchie Tucker and Bernie Lynn's deaths?

6. How does Paul Berlin succeed in keeping Sarkin Aung Wan with Third Squad?

7. How does Cacciato toy with the Third Squad in this chapter?

8. What are Sidney Martin's values regarding war as described in Chapter 25?

9. Why do living circumstances become awkward for Third Squad in Delhi?

10. How does the quiet of the village in Chapter 16 become insidious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character of Cacciato in the novel exists on two different planes: the Cacciato that exists, and the the Cacciato that exists in Paul Berlin's mind.

Write an essay about Cacciato as he appears in three different points in the novel. It this appearance real or invented? What is Cacciato doing, and how does this further the story? Does Cacciato seem to have any major objective?

Part 1) Cacciato in Delhi

Part 2) Cacciato outside the prison cell in Tehran

Part 3) Cacciato in the World's Greatest Lake Country

Essay Topic 2

The narrative of the novel begins with the announcement that Cacciato, the simpleton, has set off into the jungle to walk to Paris. Although the men of Third Squad are annoyed, they do not question the impetus that drove Cacciato. Write an essay on Paris as a symbol in Going After Cacciato. Why does the idea of walking to Paris appeal to all of the men in the Squad? What does Paris represent to each of them, and what doe they find themselves doing once they arrive?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay charting the progression of Oscar Johnson. How does he begin as a sympathetic figure - a man who cares for the safety of Third Squad - and slowly become a major antagonist to Paul Berlin? What does Oscar care for primarily? How are his grievances against the cavalier Sidney Martin similar to his grievances against the incompetent and deluded Paul Berlin?

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