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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, My Lai in May.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does it mean to get wasted to the members of Alpha Company?
(a) Die
(b) Spend time with a prostitute
(c) Drunk
(d) High from drugs

2. After the attack on which village does O'Brien lose a buddy?
(a) My Khe
(b) Long Binh
(c) Pinkville
(d) My Lai

3. Which of the following is the best definition of the term shorn as used in the following sentence? Everyone is sober, shaven and shorn after raising their hands and reciting an oath.
(a) Closely guarded
(b) Resigned
(c) Short hair cut
(d) Deprived of something

4. When is O'Brien due to report for basic training?
(a) End of the summer
(b) Beginning of the spring
(c) Middle of the winter
(d) End of the fall

5. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?
(a) Parents
(b) Chaplain
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Battalion commander

Short Answer Questions

1. How does O'Brien feel in chapter thirteen?

2. What does O'Brien struggle with throughout the summer?

3. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the transition which O'Brien faces with daily life in Vietnam from his previous life?

4. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?

5. What is O'Brien's job with Alpha Company?

(see the answer key)

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