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

2. What medal did Marlantes and Niemi receive at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Medal of Valor.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Navy Cross.
(d) Purple Heart.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In front of how many witnesses did P-Dog drop a joint on the floor?

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

3. Where was Marlantes headed in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?

4. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?

5. How far apart was each pair of Scouts dropped off?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Nine, what greeted Marlantes when he walked down the street?

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

4. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

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

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

8. How did Marlantes describe a deliberate lie?

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

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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