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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lt. Cross keep under his tongue?
(a) A bullet
(b) A pebble
(c) A piece of candy
(d) A grain of rice

2. How does Tim join the army?
(a) Signing up with a recruiter
(b) The draft
(c) Joining an officer's trainging program
(d) To get out of going to jail

3. Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?
(a) His son coming home safely
(b) Where his son is serving
(c) The medals his son brings home
(d) His son's position in the army

4. How did Jimmy Cross get another photograph of Martha?
(a) Martha died, and he cut it out of the newspaper
(b) Martha's mother mailed him one after he came home
(c) She gave it to him at a college reunion
(d) He actually saved one from burning in Vietnam

5. Who does Tim credit with saving his life?
(a) Aunt Jean
(b) His father
(c) Mitchell Sanders
(d) Elroy Berdahl

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tim O'Brien when he wrote the book?

2. Where does he stop before crossing the border?

3. What are Tim's duties at the pig factory?

4. Who kills Tim Lavender's stray puppy with a Claymore?

5. How long does Tim stay with Elroy at the Tip Top Lodge?

(see the answer key)

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