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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alpha Company.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?
(a) Baby boom
(b) Depression
(c) Holocaust
(d) Cold war

2. What does it mean to get wasted to the members of Alpha Company?
(a) Drunk
(b) Die
(c) High from drugs
(d) Spend time with a prostitute

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

4. Which of the following is the best definition for insurgent?
(a) A soldier
(b) An uprising
(c) A person who revels in the pain of others
(d) A person who rebels against authority

5. In which of the following states did O'Brien complete his basic training?
(a) Washington
(b) Missouri
(c) Oregon
(d) Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?

2. What does humping mean in military lingo?

3. How does O'Brien describe the look in the girls' eyes who were selling Cokes?

4. How long did Erik sign up for at the end of basic training?

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

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