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

2. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about the war?
(a) It needs to end quickly
(b) It is too far away
(c) It is wrong
(d) It is right

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

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

5. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the transition which O'Brien faces with daily life in Vietnam from his previous life?
(a) Abrupt
(b) Denied
(c) Expected
(d) Consistent

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the soldiers of Alpha Company back rubs?

2. What type of notice does O'Brien receive?

3. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?

4. Which of the following is not an accurate description of guerrilla warfare?

5. What does it mean to get wasted to the members of Alpha Company?

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