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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Gisele.
(c) Kate.
(d) Barb.

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

5. How many daughters did Marlantes have?
(a) 3
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

7. What types of trees covered the ridges where Marlantes and his fellow Scouts did their survival training?
(a) Aspens.
(b) Pines.
(c) Conifers.
(d) Firs.

8. In Chapter Eight, for what place had two squads been filling sandbags?
(a) Medical hospital.
(b) Base Camp Blue.
(c) Task Force Hotel.
(d) Headquarters.

9. In Chapter Eight, what type of a mine blew off a soldiers lower jaw, face, and leg?
(a) DH-10.
(b) ATM-7.
(c) AT-8.
(d) TM-35.

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

11. In Chapter Eight, what did a kid break when he had to jump after a pilot gunned the chopper out of the zone too soon?
(a) Wrist.
(b) Leg.
(c) Knee cap.
(d) Hip.

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

13. What college was Marlantes driving companion in 1967 going to attend?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Georgetown.

14. When Marlantes' helicopter landed in Chapter Eight, how far where they from the DMZ?
(a) 20 kilometers.
(b) 10 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 15 kilometers.

15. What was the name of Marlantes' friend from his secret society at Yale who helped him adjust to coming home?
(a) Jones.
(b) Biggs.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Eight, how far did the squads have to run to their gear that was by the runway?

3. What author captured the wonderful bragging of the old-time flatboat men?

4. How old was Lance Corporal Steel?

5. In Chapter Nine, how long had Marlantes been back in the States?

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