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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of PFC Nelson's friend who died at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Katz.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Manning.
(d) Ryan.

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

5. Who was the actor playing the main character in the movie that caused Marlantes to want a medal?
(a) Audie Murphy.
(b) Cary Grant.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Jimmy Stewart.

6. In Chapter Eight, the second time that Marlantes charged up a hill, what hit him?
(a) Stray shot.
(b) Mortar shell.
(c) Grenade.
(d) Land mine.

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

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

9. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?
(a) Sergeant York.
(b) Twelve O'Clock High.
(c) To Hell and Back.
(d) They Were Expendable.

10. What favorite place did Marlantes and his parents go after he came home?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Cortes Island.
(c) Vancouver Island.
(d) British Columbia.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many scout leaders met the boys when they made it back to the rendezvous point?

2. In the Greek play that Marlantes retold in Chapter Six, who was the only person who could use the magic bow?

3. What was the occupation of the adult Scout leader who dropped Marlantes and his fellow Scouts for survival training?

4. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

5. Who was Marlantes paired with for Scout survival training?

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