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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) Gangrene
(b) Wheelchair wound
(c) Head wound
(d) Loss of an arm

2. What holiday did Curt Lemon celebrate with the villagers?
(a) Halloween
(b) New Year's
(c) Christmas
(d) Fourth of July

3. How do we know the narrator is the author, Tim O'Brien?
(a) The narrator says he wants to write a story about all of this
(b) The narrator gives part of the royalties to Ted Lavender's family
(c) Jimmy Cross gives him money
(d) Rat Kiley asks Tim to write a book

4. Who has a sister Rat Kiley writes a letter to?
(a) Curt Lemmon
(b) Ted Lavender
(c) Lee Strunk
(d) Kiowa

5. According to the narrator, what is a characteristic of a "true war story?"
(a) It takes place during a battle
(b) There is a lesson at the end
(c) There is no moral ending
(d) Someone dies in it

Short Answer Questions

1. On what occasion does Rat Kiley write a letter to a man's sister?

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

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

4. What did Lt. Cross keep under his tongue?

5. How does the sister respond to Rat Kiley's letter?

(see the answer key)

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