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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. Where does O'Brien say is the only place that Alpha Companies friendships are deep?
(a) While marching
(b) Foxholes
(c) When someone is killed
(d) While on R&R

2. In what year does chapter three take place?
(a) 1955
(b) 1960
(c) 1968
(d) 1970

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

4. Why is Pinkville referred to by this name?
(a) Areas on military maps are shaded pink
(b) The soil is pink in this region
(c) A derogatory term for the people that live here
(d) There is much blood here because so many have been killed

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do O'Brien and Captain Johansen play?

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

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

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

5. On which peninsula does chapter eleven occur?

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