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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. In Chapter Eight, by the time Marlantes made it up a hill, what type of helicopter arrived?
(a) Ch-46.
(b) UH1-D.
(c) Ch-54.
(d) Th-13.

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

3. How many years passed after Philoctetes was exiled did someone come to get his weapon?
(a) 9.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

2. At what time of day did Marlantes and his friend John make a decision about the war and what they would do?

3. How many Spartans died defending Thermopylae?

4. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marlantes' father do during World War II?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the conditions for Marlantes' company at the beginning of Chapter Eight.

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

8. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

10. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

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