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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the base camp fro Alpha Company?

3. Why can't O'Brien sleep?

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

5. Which of the following terms does Blyton call Erik when he voices his opposition to the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is O'Brien's moral dilemma?

2. Why do the Vietnamese people go everywhere the men of Alpha Company go?

3. What causes fear and paranoia in the soldiers?

4. What is sometimes the cause of the explosive ordinance attacks?

5. What does O'Brien do on his long nocturnal walks?

6. Why does the Chaplain disappoint O'Brien?

7. What is available at the combat center for entertainment?

8. How does O'Brien obtain his passport and shot records?

9. How do the soldiers react to these self-induced injuries caused by soldiers tossing about their own grenades?

10. Describe how the soldiers feel during the fire fight.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a letter to a congressman penned by O'Brien after he returned to America from his tour in Vietnam. Be sure to include his strong feelings, beliefs and reasons behind these beliefs and feelings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay expressing your own personal feelings about O'Brien's experience in Vietnam in relation to his own feelings. How has your understanding of the Vietnam war changed? In what ways can you relate to how O'Brien felt during his time in the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the changes O'Brien went through throughout all of his time in Vietnam. In what ways did he become a better person? In what ways was he too hard on himself? Use specific examples from the novel to support your answer.

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