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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 is Cacciato doing while the other men vote to murder Sidney Martin?
(a) Searching the VC tunnel.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Relieving himself.

2. According to Doc Peret in Chapter 29, what is the root of Lieutenant Corson's illness?
(a) Lovesickness.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Bile.

3. What time is it in Chapter 32?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 2:30 a.m.
(c) 5:00 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

4. What season is it at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

5. In Chapter 43, what does Sarkin Aung Wan say Paul Berlin has to do to prove his love?
(a) Get an apartment in Paris.
(b) Renounce his US citizenship.
(c) Kill Oscar Johnson.
(d) Marry her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Paul Berlin first spot Cacciato in Chapter 44?

2. What did Billy Boy and the others do to pass the time on the afternoon he died?

3. What part of Buff's body does Doc Peret refuse to collect?

4. What type of tree is Paul Berlin surprised to notice in Chapter 41?

5. Cacciato tells Paul Berlin that the way to Paris is simple after one passes what city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What public event does Third Squad witness in Chapter 29?

2. What shift in power does Lieutenant Corson acknowledge as he speaks to Paul Berlin in Chapter 43?

3. Describe the hypothetical conversation Paul Berlin imagines with the young girl in hoop earrings.

4. Describe Captain Rhallon.

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

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

7. How does Paul Berlin plan plan to cope with his fears in Chapter 31?

8. Describe the girl from California in Chapter 40.

9. What implied ultimatum does Sarkin Aung Wan make to Paul Berlin in Chapter 43?

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

(see the answer keys)

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