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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Marlantes' first love?

2. How old was Marlantes when he and a fellow Boy Scout had to learn survival skills?

3. What type of a vehicle took the Scouts to their survival training destination"?

4. How old was Sergeant Bell?

5. How did a woman on the train to New York treat Marlantes?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what did Marlantes believe the Vietnam War would be infamous?

2. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

3. How could an individual in the military of a Western democracy have had freedom to disobey orders?

4. When did Marlantes' father start to talk about his war experiences?

5. In 1967, what did President Johnson talk about in a speech he made in El Paso?

6. Describe the injuries of the three who fell off the ledge of a cliff in Chapter 7.

7. In Chapter Eight, why did Marlantes order Utter not to go through some cut brush?

8. When Marlantes learned that superior officers hated to chew him out because of all his medals, what did he do?

9. What did Marlantes do after he decided to leave college?

10. In Chapter Eight, Marlantes heard someone screaming as he and his men moved toward the NVA. Why was the man screaming?

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