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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What part of the story is Tim's own?
(a) The part of pulling Kiowa by his boot
(b) The Silver Star part
(c) The friend drowning part
(d) The part of playing basketball at the YMCA

3. What color clothes was the man wearing when Tim killed him?
(a) Green
(b) Black
(c) Red
(d) Camouflage

4. What does Lee Strunk confess to Tim O'Brien in the morning?
(a) He stole Dave Jensen's jackknife
(b) He enjoyed the trip to the medical camp
(c) He didn't steal Dave Jensen's jackknife, but he knows who did.
(d) He always wanted a nose job

5. What medal did Norman Bowker almost win?
(a) Silver Star
(b) Gold Star
(c) Purple Heart
(d) Medal of Honor

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the listening patrol positioned?

2. Who do the platoon meet in the village?

3. What time of day was it when Tim killed the man on the trail?

4. What happens to Lee Strunk?

5. How do we know the narrator is the author, Tim O'Brien?

(see the answer key)

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