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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What proclamation does Doc Peret repeatedly make as the squad travels on the cart?
(a) Armageddon is nigh.
(b) The war is over.
(c) Cacciato is dead.
(d) They will all be court-martialed.

2. What animal were Paul Berlin and his father when they went to Indian Guides camp?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bears.

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

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

5. What does Cacciato leave as a booby trap for Third Squad in this chapter?
(a) An old land mine.
(b) A frag grenade.
(c) A sterno container.
(d) A smoke grenade.

6. What action do the two older women continually do as they ride with Third Squad?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Stringing beans.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Singing.

7. What race does Doc Peret say is evident in Cacciato's appearance?
(a) Maori.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Mongol.
(d) Slavic.

8. What finally breaks the unnerving calm at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Cacciato and Stink Harris get in a fistfight.
(b) The VC finally attacks the village.
(c) A new soldier shoots himself in the foot.
(d) Rudy Chassler trips a mine.

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

10. What is Lieutenant Martin's primary concern in Vietnam?
(a) The men.
(b) His own safety.
(c) His reputation.
(d) The mission.

11. What item do the men find in their search of the train in Chapter 21?
(a) Cacciato's photo album.
(b) Cacciato's dog tags.
(c) Cacciato's uniform.
(d) Cacciato's AWOL bag.

12. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?
(a) Paddies.
(b) Puddles of blood.
(c) Mass graves.
(d) Craters.

13. Which of the following names is not among the dead listed in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Ready Mix.
(b) Frenchie Tucker.
(c) Lt. Sidney Martin.
(d) Stink Harris.

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

15. In what state is Lieutenant Corson at the end of Third Squad's first night with Jolly Chand?
(a) He has died.
(b) He is weeping.
(c) He is catatonic.
(d) He is having fits of hysteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what mid-west American town is the hotel where Third Squad checks in in Mandalay named?

2. How does Cacciato respond to the Third Squad's lighting a smoke grenade early in their pursuit?

3. What item does Cacciato strew on the road to guide Third Squad?

4. In Chapter 8, who is supposed to relieve Paul Berlin of his post?

5. With what term do the men of Third Squad refer to Lieutenant Corson after he tells them he will not be leaving Delhi?

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