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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 the girl in the van think must be the worst part of going to war?
(a) The guilt.
(b) The filth.
(c) The sleeplessness.
(d) The anxiety.

2. What are the men entering at the very end of Chapter 41?
(a) A burning village.
(b) The thick brush.
(c) A scorched trail.
(d) A paddy.

3. What did Paul Berlin consider majoring in when he thought of attending the University of Iowa?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Education.
(c) Political Science.
(d) Biology.

4. With what word does Paul Berlin describe Billy Boy Watkins' death in Chapter 32?
(a) Fact.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Inevitability.
(d) Blessing.

5. To what does Eddie Lazzutti compare Buff's body throughout Chapter 41?
(a) A slain bison.
(b) A praying Arab.
(c) A pile of spaghetti.
(d) A crab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clothing accessory does Paul Berlin recall vividly about a young,crying Vietnamese girl in Chapter 39?

2. Which member of Third Squad always daydreams abut what he'd do with a million dollars?

3. What item does Paul Berlin borrow from the sleeping Eddie in Chapter 30?

4. Which of the following is not among the lessons Paul Berlin enumerates in Chapter 42?

5. After New Years Day in Chapter 29, what year is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stink Harris jump off the ship at the end of Chapter 38?

2. Describe Cacciato in Chapter 31.

3. How does Third Squad escape execution in Chapter 36?

4. How does Paul Berlin feel about death in Chapter 32?

5. Why does Third Squad intensify its search for Cacciato in Chapter 44?

6. What lesson does Oscar Johnson declare should be learned from Buff's death?

7. What does Paul Berlin rationalize is the essential purpose of the Vietnam War at the end of Chapter 40?

8. Describe Captain Rhallon.

9. What news does Captain Rhallon bring Third Squad at the end of Chapter 33?

10. Why does the Squad occasionally march down trails likely to be booby trapped?

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