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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, The Lagoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term lament?
(a) Grieve
(b) Bewail
(c) Celebrate
(d) Crying

2. When does O'Brien execute his plan to desert infantry training?
(a) Summer break
(b) Spring break
(c) Thanksgiving break
(d) Christmas break

3. With whom must any soldier who wishes to meet with the battalion commander meet with prior to being allowed to meet with the battalion commander?
(a) Commander's secretary
(b) Morale officer
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Chaplain

4. What stands in the center of the refugee camp?
(a) Mine field
(b) Barbed wire
(c) Flag pole
(d) Hut

5. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?
(a) Advanced Basic Training
(b) None, he is sent over seas
(c) Advanced Infantry Training
(d) Advanced Shooting School

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes what O'Brien is afraid of?

2. With what is O'Brien ill?

3. Which of the following describes how the female Viet Cong soldier died?

4. What surrounds the perimeter of the refugee camp on the lagoon side?

5. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?

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