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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Arrival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person with whom O'Brien meets to share his opposition to the war curses regularly?
(a) Drill sergeant
(b) Parents
(c) Battalion commander
(d) Chaplain

2. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?
(a) His mother
(b) The draft board
(c) O'Brien himself
(d) His father

3. Which of the following was not an accurate description, according to O'Brien, of the men who make up Alpha company?
(a) Lost all sense of proper human interpersonal communication
(b) Bizarre
(c) Lost all manners
(d) Curse wildly

4. In which state was O'Brien raised?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Maryland
(c) Michigan
(d) Minnesota

5. Where is Alpha Company when O'Brien arrives?
(a) Gathering dead bodies
(b) Unaccounted for
(c) Having recreation time
(d) On a mission

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?

2. What seems to happen to the jungle as the soldiers stare at it into the darkness?

3. Which of the following is a synonym for the term raucous as it is used to describe the bus ride to basic training?

4. What is the name of the base camp fro Alpha Company?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes O'Brien's childhood?

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