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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 terms does Blyton call Erik when he voices his opposition to the war?
(a) Disgusting
(b) Whiner
(c) Coward
(d) Baby

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

3. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?
(a) Drill sergeant
(b) Battalion commander
(c) Chaplain
(d) Parents

4. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?
(a) Advanced Infantry Training
(b) Advanced Basic Training
(c) Advanced Shooting School
(d) None, he is sent over seas

5. What does the battalion commander believe is O'Brien's problem?
(a) Inadequate training
(b) Poor hygiene
(c) Moral struggle
(d) Afraid of dying

Short Answer Questions

1. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?

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

3. How long did Erik sign up for at the end of basic training?

4. What do the soldiers decide to do when they discover a tunnel in a village rather than sending a soldier down?

5. What does it mean to the members of Alpha Company to be getting short?

(see the answer key)

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