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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term best describes how O'Brien's basic training went?
(a) Difficult
(b) Impossible
(c) Time consuming
(d) Easy

2. What do the soldiers decide to do when they discover a tunnel in a village rather than sending a soldier down?
(a) Send a villager into the tunnel
(b) Ignore it and move on to another village
(c) Shoot their guns into the tunnel
(d) Throw grenades into the tunnel

3. Which of the following is not a synonym for spry?
(a) Slow
(b) Alert
(c) Lively
(d) Nimble

4. From which area are the insurgents?
(a) China
(b) North Vietnam
(c) Korea
(d) South Vietnam

5. Who prepares O'Brien's induction papers?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) O'Brien himself
(d) The draft board

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the soldiers feel about the jungle?

2. Which best describes how the soldiers feel about minor shrapnel injuries?

3. Which word best describes the length of the meeting O'Brien has with the battalion commander?

4. What does humping mean in military lingo?

5. Which of the following was one of O'Brien's common summer activities?

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