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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22, Courage is a Certain Kind of Preserving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of O'Brien's company?
(a) Beta
(b) Zeta
(c) Omega
(d) Alpha

2. How long did Erik sign up for at the end of basic training?
(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 2 years

3. What does it mean to the members of Alpha Company to be getting short?
(a) 5-6 months left in Vietnam
(b) Injured but not incapacitated
(c) Loss of a limb
(d) Out of ammunition

4. When does O'Brien say that bitterness sets in for soldiers?
(a) Every time they face death
(b) Once they have returned safely home
(c) When they see their first combat death
(d) After they have joined a unit

5. What consumes Major Callicles?
(a) Liberalism
(b) My Lai scandal
(c) Sense of right and fairness
(d) Prostitution

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term lament?

2. What name do the soldiers give to the Starlight scope?

3. Which type of mine would detonate under vehicles?

4. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about the war?

5. What do the men of Alpha Company use to fight the constant fear?

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