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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which peninsula does chapter eleven occur?
(a) Batangan
(b) Indochinese
(c) Malay
(d) My Lai

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

3. Which of the following is the best definition of the term lethargy?
(a) Weariness
(b) Laziness
(c) Sluggishness
(d) Indolence

4. Where is Alpha Company when O'Brien arrives?
(a) Having recreation time
(b) Unaccounted for
(c) On a mission
(d) Gathering dead bodies

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

6. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?
(a) Advanced Infantry Training
(b) None, he is sent over seas
(c) Advanced Basic Training
(d) Advanced Shooting School

7. Which of the following is the best definition for bellicose?
(a) Belligerent
(b) Humiliating
(c) Flattering
(d) Impatient

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

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

10. In what way does O'Brien classify himself?
(a) Foot soldier
(b) War expert
(c) Teacher of war lessons
(d) Sober

11. Which of the following is different about the timing of chapter two as compared to chapter one?
(a) It is in the future
(b) It stays in the present
(c) It is in the past
(d) It is after he is discharged from the military

12. How do the men of Alpha Company react to the nighttime attack?
(a) Take cover
(b) Laugh
(c) Organize themselves to counter attack
(d) Hide in foxholes

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

14. Which of the following best describes what O'Brien is afraid of?
(a) Dying
(b) Exile
(c) Inability to be courageous
(d) Vietnam

15. Which of the following does O'Brien begin reading?
(a) Plato
(b) Chaucer
(c) Socrates
(d) Hemingway

Short Answer Questions

1. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?

2. What is located in Chu Lai?

3. In which of the following states did O'Brien complete his basic training?

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

5. Which term means to march with items such as a pack or some military supplies?

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