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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?
(a) Saber.
(b) Lion.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Snake.

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

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

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

5. How old was Sergeant Bell?
(a) 36.
(b) 27.
(c) 31.
(d) 23.

6. In 1967 which of Marlantes' friends also struggled with fighting in Vietnam?
(a) Peter.
(b) William.
(c) John.
(d) Andrew.

7. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Leonidas.
(c) Endymion.
(d) Aeneas.

8. Where was the injury that killed Utter?
(a) Throat.
(b) Chest.
(c) Back.
(d) Skull.

9. In Chapter Eight, how far did the squads have to run to their gear that was by the runway?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

10. In Chapter Nine, how long had Marlantes been back in the States?
(a) About 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) About a month.

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

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

13. How old was the black machine gunner named Prairie Dog?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

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

15. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?
(a) 50 kilometers.
(b) 15 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 25 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the rank of the officer who told Marlantes to clean up his act?

2. What Vietnam War commander made Khe Sanh important militarily?

3. What military commander told reporters during Desert Storm that estimates of how many Iraqi soldiers were killed were meaningless?

4. What day were the Scouts to rendezvous at a designated location?

5. 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?

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