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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 disability does the Vietnamese elderly man have?
(a) Missing a limb
(b) Deafness
(c) None
(d) Blindness

2. Why can't O'Brien sleep?
(a) Overwhelmed by the jungle
(b) He is lost in the jungle
(c) He is not allowed because he is always the guard
(d) Fear of being killed

3. To what does O'Brien liken Johansen's leaving Alpha Company?
(a) Trojans losing Hector
(b) Vietnam War
(c) Overthrow of a king
(d) President Kennedy's assassination

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

5. How many attempts does O'Brien make to work through the military hierarchy for guidance and counsel?
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. What task does the squad leader make the squad do?

2. How many men were in O'Brien's basic training unit?

3. What does O'Brien develop an interest in during high school?

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

5. In what year does O'Brien go for basic training?

(see the answer key)

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