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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. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?

3. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?

4. How old was Maree Ann when Marlantes last saw her?

5. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

2. Describe the injuries of the three who fell off the ledge of a cliff in Chapter 7.

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

4. When Marlantes learned that superior officers hated to chew him out because of all his medals, what did he do?

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

6. In Chapter Nine, what greeted Marlantes when he walked down the street?

7. What did Niemi do and why when a helicopter went down?

8. How did Marlantes describe Maree Ann when he knew her in high school?

9. How could an individual in the military of a Western democracy have had freedom to disobey orders?

10. What did Marlantes do after he decided to leave college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlantes believed that changes in the military could bring more mature and psychologically balanced warriors. Discuss the changes Marlantes felt the military needed to make to create balanced warriors.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Four, Marlantes discussed the pride that could come from having superior weapons technology. Discuss weapons technology and the psychological implications of having the best weapons.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Two, Marlantes discussed what it felt like to kill someone. Discuss the feelings that Marlantes and others might have had about killing someone.

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