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

2. What does Cacciato use as a walking stick in Chapter 25?
(a) A dried buffalo bone.
(b) A flagpole.
(c) His rifle.
(d) A long branch.

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

4. Which member of Third Squad was killed when Sidney Martin called for an advance on the enemy in the mountains?
(a) Buff.
(b) Pederson.
(c) Bernie Lynn.
(d) Ready Mix.

5. Who first informs the Lieutenant that Cacciato has gone AWOL?
(a) Paul Berlin.
(b) Oscar Johnson.
(c) Doc Peret.
(d) Harold Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "lakes" of the The World's Greatest Lake Country?

2. How does Doc Peret describe the quiet of the village in Chapter 16?

3. Which of the following characters does not go the MARS system to call home in Chapter 24?

4. Where does Paul Berlin decide he will take a flat when he moves to Paris after the war?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Third Squad end up on a cart with three Vietnamese women in Chapter 6?

3. What difficulty arises when Lieutenant Corson tries to leave Li Van Hgoc's tunnel in Chapter 15?

4. Describe some ways that the men of the Paul Berlin's platoon organize themselves.

5. How does the quiet of the village in Chapter 16 become insidious?

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

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

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

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

10. In what state is Pederson on the day he dies?

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