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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-Three Asylum on the Road to Paris, Chapter Twenty-Four, Calling Home, Chapter Twenty-Five, The Way It Mostly Was.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the bumpy ride into hot territory in Chapter 20, which Squad member falls to the floor of the Chinook and cannot get up?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Harold Murphy.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti.
(d) Stick Harris.

2. From what ailment is Lieutenant Corson suffering at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Gout.
(c) A tapeworm.
(d) Dysentery.

3. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"
(a) No one ever trips a mine.
(b) An NCO tells them.
(c) A siren goes off.
(d) A flag pops up.

4. In what American city did Jolly Chand live for a period?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

5. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Sidney Martin.
(c) Eddie Lazzutti
(d) Doc Peret.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Stink Harris refuse to do for Doc Peret?

4. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?

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

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