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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How old was Lance Corporal Steel?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

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

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

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

13. In Chapter Eight, how far did one kid have to jump when the helicopter pilot lost his nerve and gunned the copter out of the zone too soon?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 12 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

14. What type of a vehicle took the Scouts to their survival training destination"?
(a) Station wagon.
(b) Old van.
(c) Pickup truck.
(d) Panel truck.

15. What day were the Scouts to rendezvous at a designated location?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

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

3. In Chapter Seven, how long had it been since the skipper of Marlantes' unit had been at his fraternity house?

4. 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?

5. How long after Marlantes joined the Marines did he consider leaving college and fighting in Vietnam?

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