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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. How many attempts does O'Brien make to work through the military hierarchy for guidance and counsel?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

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

3. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?
(a) Battalion commander
(b) Drill sergeant
(c) Chaplain
(d) Parents

4. What does O'Brien learn about his military future at the beginning of chapter six?
(a) O'Brien learns that he will be able to get out of the military
(b) O'Brien learns that he will be sent to the foxholes of Vietnam
(c) O'Brien learns he will not be sent to Vietnam
(d) O'Brien learns he is an excellent shot

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some of the soldiers give to the dying female Viet Cong soldier?

2. Which person with whom O'Brien meets to share his opposition to the war curses regularly?

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?

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

5. When does O'Brien execute his plan to desert infantry training?

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