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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which item doubled as a body bag?
(a) Poncho
(b) Tent
(c) Flak jacket
(d) Extra set of fatigues

2. Who kills Tim Lavender's stray puppy with a Claymore?
(a) Rat Kiley
(b) Kiowa
(c) Azar
(d) Curt Lemon

3. Who does Azar give a chocolate bar to?
(a) A man in the platoon who is about to die
(b) A boy with one leg
(c) A pretty girl he sees
(d) A kid with a puppy

4. How old is Tim O'Brien when he wrote the book?
(a) 62
(b) 43
(c) 21
(d) 55

5. What happens to Lee Strunk?
(a) He dies on the operating table
(b) He lives with Dave Jensen after the war
(c) He dies in a helicopter crash
(d) He lives and is reassigned to a supply command

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the platoon at?

2. What year does Tim graduate college?

3. How does Lee Strunk think the doctors will treat the wound?

4. What word does Ted Lavender use to describe the war?

5. What kind of wound qualified for a mercy kill?

(see the answer key)

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