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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. What does the battalion commander believe is O'Brien's problem?
(a) Moral struggle
(b) Poor hygiene
(c) Afraid of dying
(d) Inadequate training

2. What is Alpha Company assigned to protect on the beaches of a lagoon?
(a) Refugees
(b) Viet Cong prisoners
(c) The lagoon from Viet Cong ships
(d) An American military installation

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

4. What surrounds the perimeter of the refugee camp on the lagoon side?
(a) Barbed water
(b) Artillery rounds
(c) Mines
(d) Flags

5. Which of the following best describes what O'Brien is afraid of?
(a) Dying
(b) Inability to be courageous
(c) Exile
(d) Vietnam

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term lament?

2. What do the women of the camp spend their days doing?

3. Which word best describes the length of the meeting O'Brien has with the battalion commander?

4. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?

5. What stands in the center of the refugee camp?

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