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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paul Berlin plan to stop doing after the war is over?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Shaving.

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

3. What does Third Squad discover in the mountains as they clear bodies in Chapter 27?
(a) Tunnels.
(b) POW's.
(c) Maps.
(d) Cacciato.

4. What words does Paul Berlin state to himself without emotion as he watches Chapter 11's air-strike?
(a) Bye bye.
(b) Kill it.
(c) Fuck you.
(d) I'm sorry.

5. What does Paul Berlin's host in Chapter 27 tell him he does not have?
(a) A mission.
(b) A history.
(c) A friend.
(d) A soul.

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

7. How does Third Squad get Lieutenant Corson out of Delhi in Chapter 26?
(a) They fake an ambush on Jolly Chand's lodging.
(b) They carry him to a train while he's passed out drunk.
(c) They threaten him with a court martial.
(d) They knock him out and drive him out of town.

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

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

10. In Chapter 27, what assumption about himself does Paul Berlin acknowledge is true?
(a) He does not believe in the War.
(b) He is a writer at heart.
(c) He will never really leave the Midwest.
(d) He will not fight well.

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

12. Why does Sidney Martin take so long to get air support after the tunnel attacks?
(a) He cannot find the coordinates.
(b) He cannot find the radio.
(c) He cannot get a signal.
(d) He does not theink air support is necessary.

13. In Chapter 22, the author mentions that which man was never expected to survive the war and didn't?
(a) Pederson.
(b) Billy Boy Watkins.
(c) Ready Mix.
(d) Frenchie Tucker.

14. In Chapter 9, what does Stink Harris refuse to do for Doc Peret?
(a) Bag Frenchie Tucker's body.
(b) Talk to the dying Bernie Lynn.
(c) Give Bernie Lynn an injection.
(d) Go into the tunnel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What body part does Vaught lose after leaving the front?

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

3. When do the the events of Chapter 2 occur in relation to Chapter 1?

4. How long has Li Van Hgoc been sentenced to duty in the tunnel?

5. What item informs Third Squad that Cacciato has left Delhi in Chapter 26?

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