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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How could Kiowa be sure the man would have done harm to the platoon if Tim had not killed him?
(a) The man carried a gun and ammunition
(b) The man carried a supply of land mines
(c) The man carried dog tags of dead American soldiers
(d) The man carried letters of troop movements

2. After the letter what does Henry Dobbins decide to do?
(a) Sends his payment certificates to his girlfriend
(b) Injure himself so he can get home to see his sister
(c) Sits down and cries over the loss of his mother
(d) Wear the pantyhose anyway; the magic is still there

3. What was the young man trying to show Kiowa before "the whole field blew up around them?"
(a) A medal for bravery
(b) A picture of his girlfriend
(c) A passage in the Bible
(d) A postcard from home

4. Who was excused from tunnel duty due to size?
(a) Ted Lavender
(b) Henry Dobbins
(c) Lee Strunk
(d) Rat Kiley

5. What memory forced the men to switch from coffee to gin?
(a) The death of Ted Lavender
(b) The deaths of men after they returned home
(c) The loss of Martha's love
(d) The remorse of killing others

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visited the author, Tim O'Brien, to talk?

2. What are Tim's duties at the pig factory?

3. How is Henry Dobbins described by the narrator?

4. What information is the letter Henry Dobbins receives in October?

5. How long does Tim stay with Elroy at the Tip Top Lodge?

(see the answer key)

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