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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Forty, By a Stretch of the Imagination.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this chapter, of what does Oscar Johnson say Stink Johnson was full?
(a) Life.
(b) Foolishness.
(c) Piss and vinegar.
(d) Ill will.

2. In this chapter, to what does the girl in the van compare to the War?
(a) Fights with her father.
(b) Her two year of college.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) Her last relationship.

3. Which member of Third Squad always daydreams abut what he'd do with a million dollars?
(a) Eddie Lazzutti.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Stink Harris.
(d) Doc Peret.

4. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Bile.
(c) Lovesickness.
(d) Nostalgia.

5. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Li Van Hgoc maintain constant communication with the world above him?

2. At the end of Chapter 29, Sarkin Aung Wan repeatedly berates Paul Berlin for what reason?

3. At the end of Chapter 40, Paul Berlin reasons that the root goal or the Vietnam War is to spread what?

4. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?

5. According to Doc Peret, what are the two reasons why soldiers choose not to desert?

(see the answer key)

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