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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 the term lethargy?
(a) Indolence
(b) Sluggishness
(c) Laziness
(d) Weariness

2. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?
(a) Drill sergeant
(b) Battalion commander
(c) Parents
(d) Chaplain

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

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

5. Which of the following is not an accurate description of the days in O'Brien's company?
(a) Tedious
(b) Spent sweeping villages
(c) Spent marching in formation
(d) Long

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Which of the following best describes the weather during Chapter four?

3. What disability does the Vietnamese elderly man have?

4. Who does O'Brien want to write like when he leaves Vietnam?

5. Where did O'Brien meet a Vietnamese student who was also a Viet Cong officer?

(see the answer key)

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