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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes O'Brien's childhood?
(a) Sad
(b) In constant turmoil
(c) Abnormal
(d) Happy

4. 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) Drill sergeant
(b) Commander's secretary
(c) Chaplain
(d) Morale officer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does O'Brien begin reading?

2. Which of the following is the name of O'Brien's only friend during basic training?

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

4. Which of the following is the best definition for bellicose?

5. Which of the following characters often spends time telling jokes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What philosophical conversation does O'Brien attempt to hold with the captain?

2. In what way do Erik and O'Brien catch the attention of the drill sergeant?

3. How does O'Brien obtain his passport and shot records?

4. What causes fear and paranoia in the soldiers?

5. Describe the backdrop for O'Brien's upbringing.

6. What does O'Brien rebel against during basic training?

7. What do the soldiers do that provokes a few Viet Cong hiding in the jungle to open fire before disappearing into the jungle?

8. Describe O'Brien's childhood and adolescence.

9. How do the soldiers react to these self-induced injuries caused by soldiers tossing about their own grenades?

10. How many scenes does the author use in chapter ten?

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