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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visited the author, Tim O'Brien, to talk?
(a) Jimmy Cross
(b) Kiowa
(c) Rat Kiley
(d) Mitchell Sanders

2. Who began to tense up in the line waiting for an examination?
(a) Rat Kiley
(b) Tim O'Brien
(c) Dave Jense
(d) Curt Lemon

3. Why was Curt Lemon "all smiles" the next morning?
(a) To show off the tooth he had pulled
(b) To celebrate his attack on the dentist
(c) To make everyone know how great he was at killing Viet Cong
(d) To keep from laughing at the rest of the platoon

4. Which is NOT a way Norman Bowker attempts to return to normal life?
(a) Dating a number of women
(b) Classes at a community college
(c) Working at various jobs
(d) Basketball at the YMCA

5. Because he is a coward, what does Tim do?
(a) He hurts himself
(b) He joins the Peace Corps
(c) He goes to war
(d) He runs away

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tim credit with saving his life?

2. What does Lee Strunk confess to Tim O'Brien in the morning?

3. What is a war story NOT about?

4. What game do Henry Dobbins and Norman Bowker play?

5. Who defends Lt. Cross from being at fault when the other guys want to blame him?

(see the answer key)

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