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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about the war?
(a) It is wrong
(b) It needs to end quickly
(c) It is right
(d) It is too far away

2. What task does the squad leader make the squad do?
(a) Practice shooting
(b) Buff and wax the floor
(c) Follow around drill sergeant Blyton around
(d) Clean the urinals with their toothbrushes

3. Which of the following presidents is not referred to in this chapter?
(a) Kennedy
(b) Nixon
(c) Johnson
(d) Ford

4. What is the most frightening mission for the soldiers?
(a) Searching empty villages
(b) Clearing underground tunnels
(c) Walking through the forest
(d) Coming face-to-face with an insurgent

5. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?
(a) Marines
(b) Air Force
(c) Navy
(d) Army

6. Which of the following is not a synonym for spry?
(a) Nimble
(b) Slow
(c) Lively
(d) Alert

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

8. Which term means to march with items such as a pack or some military supplies?
(a) Hack
(b) Pack
(c) Hump
(d) Crack

9. When is O'Brien due to report for basic training?
(a) End of the fall
(b) Beginning of the spring
(c) End of the summer
(d) Middle of the winter

10. Which of the following was not an accurate description, according to O'Brien, of the men who make up Alpha company?
(a) Lost all sense of proper human interpersonal communication
(b) Bizarre
(c) Lost all manners
(d) Curse wildly

11. What does the term ingratiate mean?
(a) Move away from
(b) Despise
(c) Respond to
(d) Curry favor

12. Which of the following terms best describes they type of explosive attack which occurred in Chapter four?
(a) Enemy waged
(b) Weapon malfunction
(c) Misaimed weapon
(d) Self-induced

13. Which word best describes the length of the meeting O'Brien has with the battalion commander?
(a) Lengthy
(b) Brief
(c) Adequate
(d) Extended

14. Which of the following characters often spends time telling jokes?
(a) O'Brien
(b) Charlie
(c) Barney
(d) Mike

15. What does O'Brien think will happen to him in the rainforest in Vietnam?
(a) Bullied by his commanders
(b) Lose his morals
(c) Death
(d) Forced to complete activities he disagrees with

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of the term lethargy?

2. What type of notice does O'Brien receive?

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for disdain as it is used in the following sentence? He looks with disdain on those that flourish in basic training.

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

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

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