CH 24-33 GAC

According to Doc, what is the consequence of being a realist/good analyst?

unpopularity

Why does Doc believe that soldier don’t run from war?

self-respect and fear

Who was Paul Berlin’s Highschool Lover?

louise wiertsma

What time was it at the beginning of CH 30 - The Observation Post

ten minutes to four

What did Doc say answers needed?

hard observation of process of events

Order of death of soldiers?

billy boy, rudy chassler, frenchie tucker, bernie lynn, ready mix, bluff, sidney martin, pederson

How many soldiers were in the platoon in CH 31?

32

What was Berlin pretending?

he was not in the war and did not see billy boy die

How did billy boy die?

heart attack

What tricks did Berlin use to stop thinking about Billy?

he counted the number of steps along the dirt path and sang songs in his head

How many steps did Berlin count before the colum stopped?

8600

What was the child-faced soldier sitting beside Berlin doing?

chowing doublemint gum

What did the child-faced soldier say about Doc’s comment about Billy’s death?

it was weird

What was the child-faced boy’s favorite gum brand?

black jack

What is the child-faced boy’s unconscious habit?

whistling

Who was the child-faced soldier?

cacciato

What time was it at the beginning of CH 32, after ultimate war story flashback?

4:30

What did Berlin eat on the beach?

pears

What was Berlin’s motives compared to?

water

What did Berlin seem to have wasted his whole life on?

imagination

What sport did Berlin play?

baseball

What major did Berlin consider taking in university?

education

What river did Berlin and his father go camping along?

Des Moines River

What did the colonel ask Oscar to step on?

sunglasses

What did the colonel compare deserters to?

pigs

What did the colonel tell them to call themsleves?

clowns

Where did the soldiers call home?

82nd commo detachment

What does MARS stand for?

Military Affiliate Radio System

What color was the road to the mountains?

red

What was CH 24 called?

calling home

What was CH 30 called?

the way it mostly was

What did Sidney Martin believe about war?

it is a means to ends, confronting ending itself

What was Berlin’s uncertain climb compared to?

a wildflower with white blossoms and a pebble/boulder

What was CH 26 called?

repose on the road to paris

How many bottles of ketchup did Jolly Chand return with from America?

45

What was in the newspaper photo of Cacciato?

a locomotive

How’d they get lieutenant to move on?

they kidnapped him

What was CH 27 called?

flights of imagination

Where was the photo with Cacciato taken in the newspaper?

tapier station, delhi

How did Ready Mix die? What did Doc name the place he died?

bombing on the mountain; lake country

What town did Berlin and his group members stay at before going to Delhi?

Ovissil

What type of person was Ovissil’s mayor?

A history teller

In how many years did the mayor of Ovissil tell Berlin to wait to come find him to have his history read?

10

At what age did Berlin become a soldier?

20

What was CH 28 called?

the observation post

What did the lieutenant suffer from? (other than dysentery)

nostalgia

What doe nostalgia mean?

the pain of returning home

What is the antidote for nostalgia?

time

What details did Berlin notice from the execution?

specks of lint, a piece of red clay, clumps of berries, a wet leaking feeling that smothered fear in shame

What word does Doc and Captain Rhallon use to describe the arresting officer, Sergeant Ulam?

nutty

What does Doc call his group?

touring soldiers

What is the name of the regulation that permitted touring soldiers to travel without passports?

the mutual military travel pact of 1965 in geneva

What was CH 29 called?

atrocities on the road to paris