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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alpha Company.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Mentally Ill
(b) Mentally compromised
(c) Psychotic
(d) Lunatics

2. What does O'Brien learn about his military future at the beginning of chapter six?
(a) O'Brien learns he will not be sent to Vietnam
(b) O'Brien learns he is an excellent shot
(c) O'Brien learns that he will be able to get out of the military
(d) O'Brien learns that he will be sent to the foxholes of Vietnam

3. Which of the following is the best definition of the term shorn as used in the following sentence? Everyone is sober, shaven and shorn after raising their hands and reciting an oath.
(a) Deprived of something
(b) Resigned
(c) Closely guarded
(d) Short hair cut

4. What does O'Brien help Alpha company do the day after the nighttime attack?
(a) Gather the bodies of the dead
(b) Search for mines
(c) Surprise the Viet Cong
(d) Hunt for those that attacked them

5. With what is O'Brien ill?
(a) A cold
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Bronchitis
(d) Cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What task does the squad leader make the squad do?

2. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?

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

5. Which of the following is a synonym for "Charlie"?

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