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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Sergeant Bell?
(a) 27.
(b) 31.
(c) 23.
(d) 36.

2. What medal did Marlantes and Niemi receive at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Medal of Valor.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Navy Cross.
(d) Purple Heart.

3. Where was the injury that killed Utter?
(a) Throat.
(b) Skull.
(c) Back.
(d) Chest.

4. How far apart was each pair of Scouts dropped off?
(a) About a half a mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) About 1 mile.

5. What author captured the wonderful bragging of the old-time flatboat men?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

6. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?
(a) Lion.
(b) Snake.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Saber.

7. In the Greek play that Marlantes retold in Chapter Six, who was the only person who could use the magic bow?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Theuseus.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Neoptolemus.

8. What was the name of the Lance Corporal Marlantes mentioned at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Williams.
(b) Smothers.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Smithers.

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

10. How old was Maree Anne's little girl?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. Where did Marlantes consider going to desert the Marines?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Canada or Mexico.
(c) Sweden or Algeria.
(d) France.

12. What military commander told reporters during Desert Storm that estimates of how many Iraqi soldiers were killed were meaningless?
(a) Calvin Waller.
(b) Robert B. Johnston.
(c) Charles Horner.
(d) Norm Schwarzkopf.

13. How did a woman on the train to New York treat Marlantes?
(a) Bought him lunch.
(b) Hit him with her purse.
(c) Spit on him.
(d) Thanked him for his service.

14. In the bush, what was usually the oldest age of the officers?
(a) 30.
(b) 23.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

15. What branch of service did Marlantes' Scout leader, Ed, serve in during World War II?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Marlantes' friend from his secret society at Yale who helped him adjust to coming home?

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

3. Who was the actor playing the main character in the movie that caused Marlantes to want a medal?

4. What favorite place did Marlantes and his parents go after he came home?

5. In a retelling of a classic illustration of the code of Bushido, what was the name of the samurai lord who was exiled from the capital?

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