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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 long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 5 days.

2. In Greek and Roman mythology, what was a metaphor for consciousness?
(a) Snakebite.
(b) Wound.
(c) Lion.
(d) Pyramid.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

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

3. In the Greek play that Marlantes retold in Chapter Six, who was the only person who could use the magic bow?

4. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?

5. Where did the skipper of Marlantes' unit go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

8. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

9. How did the gunner Prairie Dog get his nickname?

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

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