If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home Test | Final Test - Easy

Tim O'Brien
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If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home Test | Final Test - Easy

Tim O'Brien
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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 terms means someone with very little combat experience?
(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) Black

2. What do the soldiers do to the well in the village where they found the Viet Cong rifle?
(a) Hide explosives in it
(b) Close it over with rocks
(c) Dump sand in it
(d) Poison it

3. Which of the following words best describes life at LZ Gator?
(a) Exciting
(b) Changing constantly
(c) Dry
(d) Monotonous

4. Which of the following events takes place about one hour after the new commander takes charge of Alpha Company?
(a) Thirty soldiers killed in one hour
(b) A racial crime
(c) O'Brien gets a leave pass
(d) Men led into a mine field

5. What does the Major receive for his part in the My Lai massacre?
(a) Promotion
(b) Commendation
(c) Reprimand
(d) Discharge

6. Which of the following characters believes it is wrong to tie the old men to trees?
(a) Erik
(b) Captain Johansen
(c) Bates
(d) Mad Mark

7. Which other character was able to obtain a job at LZ Gator as a typist with O'Brien?
(a) Erik
(b) Johansen
(c) Bates
(d) Smith

8. What is O'Brien's dream war job?
(a) At a base camp in the rear
(b) Working with Erik
(c) Planting mines
(d) With Captain Johansen

9. Which of the following ways is not one of the ways O'Brien and Bates get through the holidays?
(a) Attending a strip tease
(b) Taking a 3-day leave
(c) Drinking
(d) Eating

10. What practice seems to afford the soldiers some protection from nighttime Viet Cong attacks?
(a) Taking prisoners
(b) Hiding in wells
(c) Stealing Viet Cong rifles
(d) Destroying property

11. Which of the following physical signs of stress can be seen in Major Callicles?
(a) Bursting blood vessels on his face
(b) Ongoing weight problem
(c) Migraine headaches
(d) Heart attack

12. Which area of Vietnam is one of the most heavily mined areas?
(a) Redville
(b) My Lai
(c) My Khe
(d) Batangan Peninsula

13. Where does O'Brien sleep?
(a) In an apartment with Bates
(b) In a tent on the base
(c) In his office
(d) In the barracks

14. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term lament?
(a) Grieve
(b) Bewail
(c) Celebrate
(d) Crying

15. O'Brien believes that Johansen is the perfect guard for what?
(a) Him (O'Brien)
(b) Platonic Republic
(c) Any army
(d) President

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term mocks as used in the following sentence? The Captain mocks his fear.

2. What does Captain Johansen tell O'Brien he would rather be than anything else?

3. Which of the following describes how the female Viet Cong soldier died?

4. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paralyzing as used in the following sentence? They fight paralyzing fear with each step they take.

5. Which type of mine would detonate under vehicles?

(see the answer keys)

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