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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, The Man at the Well.

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 compromised
(b) Lunatics
(c) Psychotic
(d) Mentally Ill

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

3. Which of the following does O'Brien use to describe the way Alpha company came out of the jungle?
(a) Like mad men
(b) So silently that he missed their exit
(c) Carefully and quietly
(d) As if they were being chased

4. What does O'Brien hide behind?
(a) Ammunition storage
(b) His tent
(c) Other men from the company
(d) Beer kegs

5. 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) Closely guarded
(b) Resigned
(c) Deprived of something
(d) Short hair cut

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Alpha Company when O'Brien arrives?

2. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?

3. What is the name of O'Brien's company?

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

5. From which area are the insurgents?

(see the answer key)

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