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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?
(a) Chaplain
(b) Battalion commander
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Parents

2. What type of training does O'Brien have to go through after he leaves basic training?
(a) Advanced Basic Training
(b) Advanced Infantry Training
(c) Advanced Shooting School
(d) None, he is sent over seas

3. What does the battalion commander believe is O'Brien's problem?
(a) Poor hygiene
(b) Moral struggle
(c) Afraid of dying
(d) Inadequate training

4. What do the women of the camp spend their days doing?
(a) Sewing clothing for the soldiers
(b) Hunting for food
(c) Hiding in their huts
(d) Cleaning and cooking fish

5. Which of the following best describes what O'Brien is afraid of?
(a) Inability to be courageous
(b) Vietnam
(c) Exile
(d) Dying

Short Answer Questions

1. What stands in the center of the refugee camp?

2. When does O'Brien execute his plan to desert infantry training?

3. What does O'Brien learn about his military future at the beginning of chapter six?

4. Which person with whom O'Brien meets to share his opposition to the war curses regularly?

5. What surrounds the perimeter of the refugee camp on the lagoon side?

(see the answer key)

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