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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word best describes the length of the meeting O'Brien has with the battalion commander?

3. Which of the following terms does Blyton call Erik when he voices his opposition to the war?

4. Where is Alpha Company when O'Brien arrives?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for insurgent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the soldiers often do on the long routine marches that sometimes alerts the enemy to their location?

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

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

4. To whom does O'Brien write as he continues his plan to desert to Sweden?

5. How does O'Brien see himself during basic training?

6. What are the soldiers constantly fighting to find?

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. What does O'Brien admit to the reader at the end of chapter three?

9. What causes fear and paranoia in the soldiers?

10. What is O'Brien's moral dilemma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing what you believe is the most courageous act within the novel. Why do you consider this the most courageous act? What was the most cowardly act of the novel? Why do you consider this the most cowardly act?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing in what way you believe O'Brien demonstrated courage. Do you believe he would characterize the same events as courageous? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write a biography of O'Brien's time in Vietnam. Why was O'Brien opposed to the Vietnam war? How did his feelings change? In what ways did they remain the same?

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