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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What source of light gave away the platoon's position?
(a) A camera flash
(b) A flashlight
(c) A cigarette
(d) A camp fire

2. Where does he stop before crossing the border?
(a) Niagra Falls
(b) His Aunt's house
(c) At a campsite
(d) Tip Top Lodge

3. Who are the men order to see?
(a) The dentist
(b) The psychologist
(c) The company commander
(d) The doctor

4. What activity does Norman Bowker do to avoid his troubles?
(a) He drives around the lake
(b) He relaxes with his Dad and watches baseball
(c) He works a double shift
(d) He gets drunk

5. What does Mary Anne like to do when she disappears from the medical unit?
(a) Go see her secret Viet Cong lover
(b) Go out on patrols with the Green Berets
(c) Go swimming by herself
(d) Go visit in the villages with other women

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory forced the men to switch from coffee to gin?

2. Who visited the author, Tim O'Brien, to talk?

3. How is Henry Dobbins described by the narrator?

4. Which feeling does the narrator not admit to about the war?

5. Who did the monks take a special liking to and call "Soldier Jesus?"

(see the answer key)

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