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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-Six, Repose on the Road to Paris, Chapter Twenty-Seven, Flights of Imagination, Chapter Twenty-Eight, The Observation Post.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the ratio of support personnel to combat personnel in Chu Lai?
(a) 6 to one.
(b) One to one.
(c) 4 to one.
(d) 12 to one.

2. In Chapter 25, why is the mountain road particularly bad for a march?
(a) It runs directly up the mountain without winding.
(b) It is horribly muddy.
(c) It has been booby trapped by the VC.
(d) It is badly overgrown with roots and vines.

3. What kind of animal do the Third Squad see Cacciato swinging around in this chapter?
(a) A cat.
(b) An iguana.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A snake.

4. What appliance did Doc Peret disassemble as a child?
(a) A television.
(b) An air conditioner.
(c) A HAM radio.
(d) A refrigerator.

5. Where does Paul Berlin decide he will take a flat when he moves to Paris after the war?
(a) Bastille.
(b) St. Germaine.
(c) Montmartre.
(d) Montparnasse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what assumption about himself does Paul Berlin acknowledge is true?

2. In Chapter 21, the delirious Lieutenant tells Paul Berlin what truth about their situation?

3. While practicing in a fake minefield in Chapter 4, how do new soldiers know that have tripped a "mine?"

4. At what town does Lieutenant Corson decide to cut off Cacciato in Chapter 10?

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

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