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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. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?
(a) Prague.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Athens.

2. Which of the following items is not among those that Li Van Hgoc serves to Third Squad in Chapter 13?
(a) Rice.
(b) Fresh fruit.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Milk.

3. How does Li Van Hgoc maintain constant communication with the world above him?
(a) A periscope.
(b) A foot messenger.
(c) A telegraph machine.
(d) A series of tubes.

4. At the end of Chapter 40, Paul Berlin reasons that the root goal or the Vietnam War is to spread what?
(a) Captialism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Civility.
(d) Liberty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?

2. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?

4. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?

5. In Chapter 14, why is Frenchie Tucker about to leave the front when he is shot?

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