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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why does Sidney Martin send Bernie Lynn into the tunnel?
(a) To retrieve a soldier's body.
(b) To find maps.
(c) To blow it.
(d) To search for VC.

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

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

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

5. What impeding event occurs as the Third Squad crosses the river into Laos?
(a) The Viet Cong capture them.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti sets off a mine.
(c) They are ordered to turn back by a beret.
(d) Lieutenant Corson passes out.

6. In Chapter 5, what month does Paul Berlin determine it is?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) February.

7. What east of burden does Stink Harris shoot in Chapter 6?
(a) Ox.
(b) Water buffalo.
(c) Horse.
(d) Mule.

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

9. The sight of which soldier fills Sidney Martin with pride in Chapter 25?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Eddie Lazzutti.
(c) Paul Berlin.
(d) Cacciato.

10. Which of the following men votes to in Chapter 3 to turn back?
(a) Oscar Johnson.
(b) Lieutenant Corson.
(c) Harold Murphy.
(d) Paul Berlin.

11. In Chapter 21, the delirious Lieutenant tells Paul Berlin what truth about their situation?
(a) They will all die soon.
(b) They have been kidnapped.
(c) They are never returning to Vietnam.
(d) They and Cacciato are one and the same.

12. What official houses Third Squad at their destination in of Chapter 27?
(a) A Governor.
(b) An Ambassador.
(c) A Mayor.
(d) A Colonel.

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

14. How is Cacciato dressed when Paul Berlin spots him in Chapter 18?
(a) As a GI.
(b) As a woman.
(c) As a monk.
(d) As a businessman.

15. Which of the following is an unofficial SOP mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Taking local women along with the Squad.
(b) Burning empty villages.
(c) Blowing tunnels instead of searching them.
(d) Smoking pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cacciato escape while Paul Berlin is passed out?

2. Who falls in love in Delhi?

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, Sidney Martin calls in a massive air-strike following the death of which of his men?

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