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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of wound qualified for a mercy kill?
(a) Head wound
(b) Loss of an arm
(c) Wheelchair wound
(d) Gangrene

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

3. What changed in late August between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen?
(a) Dave Jensen is hit by sniper fire
(b) Lee Strunk stepped on a rigged mortar
(c) They made a death pact
(d) Dave Jensen stole Lee Strunk's jackknife back

4. What does Dave Jensen ask Lee Strunk?
(a) Can he help him?
(b) Can he have a cigarette?
(c) Does he have any morphine?
(d) Is everything square between them?

5. What is one thing Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk are NOT described as doing together?
(a) Take turns on night guard duty
(b) Share a foxhole
(c) Team up on ambushes
(d) Play cards together

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who tells the war story about the listening patrol?

3. What is a war story NOT about?

4. What is the name of the area the men are in?

5. Which is not a benefit of being stationed in the area?

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