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

2. Who warned Alpha Company of an incoming explosive ordinance?
(a) A Lieutenant
(b) O'Brien
(c) Enemy
(d) No one

3. How many men were in O'Brien's basic training unit?
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 500
(d) 200

4. Who leads the march in chapter nine?
(a) Mad Mark
(b) O'Brien
(c) Captain Johansen
(d) Erik

5. Which of the following is a term used to describe a hand grenade?
(a) Short
(b) Frag
(c) Frog
(d) Thrower

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes O'Brien's childhood?

3. In what way does O'Brien classify himself?

4. What does O'Brien develop an interest in during high school?

5. Which of the following does O'Brien use to describe the way Alpha company came out of the jungle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't O'Brien sign up for two years?

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

3. Describe Alpha Company as O'Brien first meets them.

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

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

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

7. How does O'Brien spend his last summer before starting basic training?

8. Describe the message O'Brien wishes to convey through chapter ten.

9. Describe at least three activities O'Brien did during his last summer at home before the war.

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

(see the answer keys)

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