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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. With what term do the men of Third Squad refer to Lieutenant Corson after he tells them he will not be leaving Delhi?
(a) Walking wounded.
(b) Old-timer.
(c) Pussy.
(d) Sunday civilian.

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

5. What name does Sarkin Aung Wan call Paul Berlin?
(a) GI Joe.
(b) Spec Four.
(c) Germany.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 9, what is Doc Peret's special medicine for Bernie Lynn?

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

5. Which of the following men votes to in Chapter 3 to turn back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lieutenant Corson.

2. How does Paul Berlin lose Cacciato in Mandalay?

3. Why does the Squad take a vote on whether to continue pursuing Cacciato in Chapter 3?

4. How does the Squad figure out that they are on the same train that Cacciato took?

5. What finally prods Third Squad to consider killing Sidney Martin?

6. How do two men from Third Squad die in Chapter 9?

7. What decision does Paul Berlin make at the observation tower in Chapter 8?

8. Describe Paul Berlin's call home in Chapter 24.

9. How does Sarkin Aung Wan react to Paul Berlin's description of their mission?

10. Why does Third Squad need to leave Delhi in Chapter 26?

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