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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. How do the soldiers feel about the jungle?
(a) Reassured
(b) Ambivalent
(c) Fearful
(d) Stupefied

2. Which of the following terms best describes they type of explosive attack which occurred in Chapter four?
(a) Misaimed weapon
(b) Weapon malfunction
(c) Self-induced
(d) Enemy waged

3. With whom must any soldier who wishes to meet with the battalion commander meet with prior to being allowed to meet with the battalion commander?
(a) Morale officer
(b) Commander's secretary
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Chaplain

4. In which of the following wars did O'Brien's parents serve?
(a) WWII
(b) WWI
(c) Korea
(d) Vietnam

5. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?
(a) His mother
(b) O'Brien himself
(c) His father
(d) The draft board

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men of Alpha Company react to the nighttime attack?

2. Which of the following is true about O'Brien's parents?

3. What does humping mean in military lingo?

4. What name do the soldiers give to the Starlight scope?

5. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about the war?

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