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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Marlantes joined the Marines did he consider leaving college and fighting in Vietnam?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. What was the name of the private in Chapter Six who crawled over with Kool-Aid stains around his mouth?
(a) Risling.
(b) McIntrye.
(c) Martin.
(d) Schroeder.

3. Where did the skipper of Marlantes' unit go to college?
(a) Michigan State.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Southern California.

4. In front of how many witnesses did P-Dog drop a joint on the floor?
(a) About 10.
(b) About a dozen.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

5. In Greek and Roman mythology, what was a metaphor for consciousness?
(a) Snakebite.
(b) Wound.
(c) Pyramid.
(d) Lion.

6. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 15 days.

7. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1964.

8. How far was Marlantes' hometown from his arrival airport when he flew back home?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

9. Where did President Johnson give a speech in September 1967?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Dallas.
(c) El Paso.
(d) New York City.

10. How many scout leaders met the boys when they made it back to the rendezvous point?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

11. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?
(a) Agathon.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Aeschylus.

12. How old was Maree Ann when Marlantes last saw her?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

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

15. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what street was Marlantes walking down?
(a) L Sreet.
(b) J Sreet.
(c) K Street.
(d) M Sreet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the black machine gunner named Prairie Dog?

2. How old was Maree Anne's little girl?

3. In Chapter Eight, the second time that Marlantes charged up a hill, what hit him?

4. In Chapter Eight, by the time Marlantes made it up a hill, what type of helicopter arrived?

5. Who was the adult leader of Marlantes' Scout troop who dropped the boys off to learn survival skills?

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