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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Thirty-One, Night March, Chapter Thirty-Two, The Observation Post.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, the author indicates that the Squad organizes themselves by all of the following bases except which?
(a) Race.
(b) Superstition.
(c) Trust.
(d) Specialty.

3. In Chapter 11, Sidney Martin calls in a massive air-strike following the death of which of his men?
(a) Ready Mix.
(b) Pederson.
(c) Billy Boy Watkins.
(d) Bernie Lynn.

4. What time is it in Chapter 32?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 4:30 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 2:30 a.m.

5. In Chapter 16, what do the men start doing to pass time during a period of relative quiet?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Playing basketball.
(c) Shooting craps.
(d) Shooting makeshift skeet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paul Berlin decide he will take a flat when he moves to Paris after the war?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 31, as Third Squad stops during the march, what does Paul Berlin do?

3. At what is Pederson shooting as he dies in the paddy?

4. How does Stink Harris lose his hold on Cacciato in the brush?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Paul Berlin realize is the true value of the Cacciato pursuit?

(see the answer key)

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