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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Nights.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a synonym for the term raucous as it is used to describe the bus ride to basic training?
(a) Soft
(b) Rough
(c) Guttural
(d) Boisterous

3. What do the soldiers decide to do when they discover a tunnel in a village rather than sending a soldier down?
(a) Send a villager into the tunnel
(b) Ignore it and move on to another village
(c) Shoot their guns into the tunnel
(d) Throw grenades into the tunnel

4. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?
(a) Navy
(b) Army
(c) Marines
(d) Air Force

5. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?
(a) Tanganyika
(b) Nasser
(c) Nyasa
(d) Okabena

Short Answer Questions

1. Which time of day is filled with the most potential danger according to O'Brien?

2. Which of the following is the best definition for insurgent?

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

4. In which of the following wars did O'Brien's parents serve?

5. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?

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