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

2. Whose bow did the warrior Philoctetes carry?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Ares.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Heracles.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?

2. 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?

3. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?

4. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?

5. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marlantes describe Maree Ann when he knew her in high school?

2. Who came to meet Marlantes when he came home?

3. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

4. What would a warrior have to do to avoid the lie of two minds?

5. Why were military men urged not to wear their uniforms around citizens, and why did Marlantes often ignored this request?

6. What did Niemi do and why when a helicopter went down?

7. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

8. What moral conflict did Marlantes and his friend struggle with in 1967?

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

10. What was the meaning of the battlefield myth that the enemy tied wire around themselves so they wouldn't bleed so fast?

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