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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-54.
(b) Th-13.
(c) Ch-46.
(d) UH1-D.

2. How long before he was discharged, did Marlantes board a train for New York?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what street was Marlantes walking down?
(a) M Sreet.
(b) K Street.
(c) L Sreet.
(d) J Sreet.

4. What was the name of Marlantes' first love?
(a) Meg.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Annie.
(d) Beth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Spartans died defending Thermopylae?

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

3. What favorite place did Marlantes and his parents go after he came home?

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

5. What was the name of PFC Nelson's friend who died at the beginning of Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

4. How did Marlantes describe a deliberate lie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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