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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. Which of the following is true about O'Brien's parents?
(a) They both protested the war
(b) They both died when O'Brien was very young
(c) They were both veterans
(d) They were both currently in the military

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

3. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?
(a) O'Brien himself
(b) His mother
(c) The draft board
(d) His father

4. Which of the following terms does Blyton call Erik when he voices his opposition to the war?
(a) Baby
(b) Coward
(c) Whiner
(d) Disgusting

5. Who does O'Brien want to write like when he leaves Vietnam?
(a) Hemingway
(b) Emerson
(c) Plato
(d) Waldo

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the soldiers decide to do when they discover a tunnel in a village rather than sending a soldier down?

2. Which of the following terms best describes they type of explosive attack which occurred in Chapter four?

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

4. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?

5. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first few days like for O'Brien?

2. Describe how the soldiers feel during the fire fight.

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

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

5. What is available at the combat center for entertainment?

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

7. Why do the Vietnamese people go everywhere the men of Alpha Company go?

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

9. After he starts his interest in politics, what does O'Brien begin to do?

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

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