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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, how close was Marlantes' company to Khe Sanh?
(a) 8 kilometers.
(b) 15 kilometers.
(c) 13 kilometers.
(d) 20 kilometers.

2. In Chapter Eight, what type of a mine blew off a soldiers lower jaw, face, and leg?
(a) AT-8.
(b) TM-35.
(c) ATM-7.
(d) DH-10.

3. How many Spartans died defending Thermopylae?
(a) 142.
(b) 300.
(c) 58.
(d) 250.

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

5. In front of how many witnesses did P-Dog drop a joint on the floor?
(a) 8.
(b) About a dozen.
(c) 5.
(d) About 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, how far did the squads have to run to their gear that was by the runway?

2. When Marlantes' helicopter landed in Chapter Eight, how far where they from the DMZ?

3. What types of trees covered the ridges where Marlantes and his fellow Scouts did their survival training?

4. What was Marlantes driving in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?

5. In Chapter Eight, by the time Marlantes made it up a hill, what type of helicopter arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Marlantes describe a deliberate lie?

4. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

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

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

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

8. How did Marlantes' first wife feel about his book, "What is it Like to Go to War"?

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

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

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