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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Marlantes when he and a fellow Boy Scout had to learn survival skills?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

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

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

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

5. What was the name of Marlantes' first love?
(a) Beth.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Annie.
(d) Meg.

6. What Vietnam War commander made Khe Sanh important militarily?
(a) Earle Wheeler.
(b) Robert McNamara.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) John S. McCain

7. What was the occupation of the adult Scout leader who dropped Marlantes and his fellow Scouts for survival training?
(a) Production worker.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Timber cruiser.
(d) Printer.

8. In Chapter Seven, how long had it been since the skipper of Marlantes' unit had been at his fraternity house?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

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

10. In Chapter Eight, what was the name of the missing kid who helped in the assault that Marlantes and the others made up the hill?
(a) Pops.
(b) Buck.
(c) Manning.
(d) Niemi.

11. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

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

13. Who wrote "The True Believer."
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Eric Hoffer.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) C. S. Lewis.

14. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?
(a) 105.
(b) 175.
(c) 155.
(d) 205.

15. At what time of day did Marlantes and his friend John make a decision about the war and what they would do?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 3 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Lance Corporal Marlantes mentioned at the beginning of Chapter Six?

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

3. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

4. Where was the injury that killed Utter?

5. In Chapter Seven, what were an executive officer and a platoon commander bargaining over?

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