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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which time of day is filled with the most potential danger according to O'Brien?
(a) Afternoon
(b) Dusk
(c) Night
(d) Morning

2. Which person with whom O'Brien meets to share his opposition to the war curses regularly?
(a) Parents
(b) Battalion commander
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Chaplain

3. With what is O'Brien ill?
(a) A cold
(b) Bronchitis
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Cancer

4. In which of the following states did O'Brien complete his basic training?
(a) Washington
(b) Texas
(c) Missouri
(d) Oregon

5. Which of the following is a new piece of equipment the soldiers break out in Chapter Four?
(a) Foxhole shovel
(b) New trail pack
(c) Starlight scope
(d) Explosive ordinance

6. Which of the following is a synonym for the term raucous as it is used to describe the bus ride to basic training?
(a) Rough
(b) Guttural
(c) Boisterous
(d) Soft

7. 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?
(a) Flashback
(b) Irony
(c) Past Regression
(d) Alliteration

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

9. Which of the following was one of O'Brien's common winter activities?
(a) Bobsledding
(b) Sledding
(c) Tobogganing
(d) Ice skating

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

11. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?
(a) Chaplain
(b) Parents
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Battalion commander

12. Which area is considered really dangerous?
(a) Batangan Peninsula
(b) Pinkville
(c) Chu Lai
(d) Long Binh

13. What does humping mean in military lingo?
(a) Walking
(b) Searching
(c) Marching
(d) Shooting

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

15. With whom must any soldier who wishes to meet with the battalion commander meet with prior to being allowed to meet with the battalion commander?
(a) Chaplain
(b) Commander's secretary
(c) Morale officer
(d) Drill sergeant

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?

2. Which of the following is true about O'Brien's parents?

3. What does O'Brien help Alpha company do the day after the nighttime attack?

4. Which of the following was not an accurate description, according to O'Brien, of the men who make up Alpha company?

5. Which of the following is different about the timing of chapter two as compared to chapter one?

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