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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name do the soldiers give to the Starlight scope?
(a) Barney
(b) Chump
(c) Charlie
(d) Brandy

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

3. To which company is O'Brien first assigned?
(a) Bravo
(b) Gator
(c) Combat
(d) Alpha

4. Which of the following is not an accurate description of the days in O'Brien's company?
(a) Long
(b) Spent marching in formation
(c) Spent sweeping villages
(d) Tedious

5. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?
(a) Battalion commander
(b) Drill sergeant
(c) Chaplain
(d) Parents

6. How does O'Brien describe the look in the girls' eyes who were selling Cokes?
(a) Ongoing resentment
(b) Open antagonism
(c) Barely concealed anger
(d) Pure infuriation

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

8. What does O'Brien help Alpha company do the day after the nighttime attack?
(a) Hunt for those that attacked them
(b) Gather the bodies of the dead
(c) Surprise the Viet Cong
(d) Search for mines

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

10. In which of the following wars did O'Brien's parents serve?
(a) WWII
(b) Korea
(c) Vietnam
(d) WWI

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

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

13. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?
(a) Annoyed
(b) Unbothered
(c) They seek medic help
(d) They are sent to a hospital

14. 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) Morale officer
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Commander's secretary

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about chapter ten than the others?

2. Which of the following does Erik read intently?

3. Where do the members of Alpha Company go when faced with an incoming explosive ordinance?

4. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?

5. Where does O'Brien say is the only place that Alpha Companies friendships are deep?

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