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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose bow did the warrior Philoctetes carry?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Ares.
(d) Heracles.

2. What was the rank of the officer who told Marlantes to clean up his act?
(a) Corporal.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Major.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?
(a) 5 kilometers.
(b) 15 kilometers.
(c) 25 kilometers.
(d) 50 kilometers.

4. In Chapter Seven, what were an executive officer and a platoon commander bargaining over?
(a) Bottle of juice.
(b) Can of peaches.
(c) Beef jerky.
(d) Cheese.

5. Who was the adult leader of Marlantes' Scout troop who dropped the boys off to learn survival skills?
(a) Rob.
(b) Joe.
(c) Bill.
(d) Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before he was discharged, did Marlantes board a train for New York?

2. How long after Marlantes joined the Marines did he consider leaving college and fighting in Vietnam?

3. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?

4. In the bush, what was usually the oldest age of the officers?

5. In 1967 which of Marlantes' friends also struggled with fighting in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were military men urged not to wear their uniforms around citizens, and why did Marlantes often ignored this request?

2. How did the gunner Prairie Dog get his nickname?

3. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

4. When did Marlantes' father start to talk about his war experiences?

5. Who came to meet Marlantes when he came home?

6. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

7. Describe the conditions for Marlantes' company at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

8. What did Marlantes' father do during World War II?

9. What was the meaning of the battlefield myth that the enemy tied wire around themselves so they wouldn't bleed so fast?

10. For what did Marlantes believe the Vietnam War would be infamous?

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