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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 of the following does O'Brien use to describe the way Alpha company came out of the jungle?
(a) Carefully and quietly
(b) Like mad men
(c) As if they were being chased
(d) So silently that he missed their exit

2. What does O'Brien think will happen to him in the rainforest in Vietnam?
(a) Forced to complete activities he disagrees with
(b) Death
(c) Lose his morals
(d) Bullied by his commanders

3. How do the men of Alpha Company react to the nighttime attack?
(a) Take cover
(b) Hide in foxholes
(c) Laugh
(d) Organize themselves to counter attack

4. Which of the following does O'Brien begin reading?
(a) Hemingway
(b) Plato
(c) Chaucer
(d) Socrates

5. Which word best describes the length of the meeting O'Brien has with the battalion commander?
(a) Extended
(b) Lengthy
(c) Adequate
(d) Brief

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of insanity as used by O'Brien to describe some of his fellow soldiers in chapter four?

2. What does O'Brien develop an interest in during high school?

3. What does O'Brien learn about his military future at the beginning of chapter six?

4. In what year does O'Brien go for basic training?

5. Which of the following was not one of O'Brien's common high school activities?

(see the answer key)

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