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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Norman Bowker's father only cares about what?
(a) Where his son is serving
(b) His son coming home safely
(c) His son's position in the army
(d) The medals his son brings home

3. What personality does Curt Lemon put out for others to see according to the narrator?
(a) A scared young man, always taking drugs to stay relaxed
(b) A de facto leader, always reminding the guys of SOP
(c) A big prankster, always pulling tricks on members of the platoon
(d) A tough soldier, always puffing himself up

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

5. How did the jackknife incident change the relationship between Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk?
(a) The avoided each other
(b) They hated each other
(c) They trusted each other
(d) They instantly became best friends

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy Cross's last request to Tim at the end chapter 2?

2. Which man cut off the thumb of a dead Viet-Cong boy?

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

4. Who are the men order to see?

5. How old is Tim O'Brien when he wrote the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the rhyme "Step out of line, hit a mine; follow the dink, you're in the pink." changed meanings?

2. Why is the story of Rat Kiley killing the baby water buffalo a "love" story?

3. What is Henry's reaction to his girlfriend dumping him?

4. Why do the men like checkers?

5. How were Lieutenant Cross's tears misinterpreted after the death of Ted Lavender?

6. What does Dave Jensen do to make himself square with Lee Strunk?

7. How does Lieutenant Cross resolve his responsibility in Ted Lavender's death?

8. How does Lee Strunk react to his injury?

9. How would you describe Martha's "separate-but-together quality" her and Lieutenant Cross share? What does she send to represent this quality?

10. Why do you think Martha never married?

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