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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following presidents is not referred to in this chapter?
(a) Johnson
(b) Nixon
(c) Kennedy
(d) Ford

2. When does O'Brien execute his plan to desert infantry training?
(a) Thanksgiving break
(b) Spring break
(c) Summer break
(d) Christmas break

3. How long did Erik sign up for at the end of basic training?
(a) 5 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years

4. With what is O'Brien ill?
(a) Cancer
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Bronchitis
(d) A cold

5. After the attack on which village does O'Brien lose a buddy?
(a) My Khe
(b) Pinkville
(c) My Lai
(d) Long Binh

6. Which of the following does O'Brien begin reading?
(a) Hemingway
(b) Plato
(c) Socrates
(d) Chaucer

7. With whom must any soldier who wishes to meet with the battalion commander meet with prior to being allowed to meet with the battalion commander?
(a) Chaplain
(b) Drill sergeant
(c) Morale officer
(d) Commander's secretary

8. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?
(a) Okabena
(b) Nasser
(c) Tanganyika
(d) Nyasa

9. Which of the following characters often spends time telling jokes?
(a) O'Brien
(b) Charlie
(c) Mike
(d) Barney

10. To which company is O'Brien first assigned?
(a) Alpha
(b) Combat
(c) Bravo
(d) Gator

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

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

13. What does O'Brien learn about his military future at the beginning of chapter six?
(a) O'Brien learns he will not be sent to Vietnam
(b) O'Brien learns he is an excellent shot
(c) O'Brien learns that he will be able to get out of the military
(d) O'Brien learns that he will be sent to the foxholes of Vietnam

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

15. What does O'Brien develop an interest in during high school?
(a) Acting
(b) Service to his country
(c) Politics
(d) War methods and techniques

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does O'Brien want to write like when he leaves Vietnam?

2. What does the forest symbolize to O'Brien?

3. How do the soldiers feel about the jungle?

4. Which of the following is the best definition of the term shorn as used in the following sentence? Everyone is sober, shaven and shorn after raising their hands and reciting an oath.

5. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?

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