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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Another War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Curse wildly
(c) Bizarre
(d) Lost all manners

2. What practice seems to afford the soldiers some protection from nighttime Viet Cong attacks?
(a) Hiding in wells
(b) Stealing Viet Cong rifles
(c) Taking prisoners
(d) Destroying property

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

4. Which area of Vietnam is one of the most heavily mined areas?
(a) My Lai
(b) My Khe
(c) Batangan Peninsula
(d) Redville

5. In what year does O'Brien go for basic training?
(a) 1968
(b) 1962
(c) 1965
(d) 1970

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters believes it is wrong to tie the old men to trees?

2. What does Alpha company come across in chapter twelve?

3. Where do the members of Alpha Company go when faced with an incoming explosive ordinance?

4. What does O'Brien experience for the first time in chapter nine?

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?

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