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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?
(a) They are sent to a hospital
(b) Unbothered
(c) Annoyed
(d) They seek medic help

2. Which of the following is the literary term for when O'Brien keeps adding elements from events which happened prior to those he is describing?
(a) Past Regression
(b) Irony
(c) Flashback
(d) Alliteration

3. What seems to happen to the jungle as the soldiers stare at it into the darkness?
(a) Seems to move
(b) Seems to grow
(c) Seems to be filled with animals
(d) Seems to swallow up their friends

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the term lethargy?
(a) Laziness
(b) Sluggishness
(c) Indolence
(d) Weariness

5. What is the name of O'Brien's company?
(a) Alpha
(b) Beta
(c) Zeta
(d) Omega

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were in O'Brien's basic training unit?

2. Which of the following presidents is not referred to in this chapter?

3. When is O'Brien due to report for basic training?

4. Which of the following does Erik read intently?

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

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