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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Wise Endurance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of notice does O'Brien receive?
(a) Induction
(b) Deduction
(c) Reduction
(d) Introduction

2. What does O'Brien develop an interest in during high school?
(a) Politics
(b) Acting
(c) Service to his country
(d) War methods and techniques

3. Which type of mine scares the soldiers the most?
(a) Booby-trapped mortar
(b) M-14 anti-personnel mine
(c) Bouncing Betty
(d) Booby-trapped grenades

4. In what year does O'Brien go for basic training?
(a) 1965
(b) 1970
(c) 1962
(d) 1968

5. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?
(a) They are sent to a hospital
(b) Annoyed
(c) They seek medic help
(d) Unbothered

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of her body had she been shot?

2. Which of the following is the name of O'Brien's only friend during basic training?

3. Which of the following was one of O'Brien's common winter activities?

4. What disability does the Vietnamese elderly man have?

5. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the transition which O'Brien faces with daily life in Vietnam from his previous life?

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