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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was "Canada"?

2. What group of people ended up fighting for a government that was murdering millions in concentration camps?

3. From how far at sea could Tomahawk missiles be fired?

4. How many people did Marlantes know were dead because of his behavior?

5. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the recurring nightmare that Marlantes first had?

2. What did it take for Marlantes to realize that he had to quit fighting the shadows?

3. What did Marlantes lose after Vietnam and why?

4. What emotions did Marlantes feel when he had to kill?

5. How were soldiers regarded by the American people during World War II?

6. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?

7. When was the first time that Marlantes felt any emotion about having killed?

8. What did Marlantes say about his spiritual condition in 1968?

9. Whose death did Marlantes particularly remember?

10. In 1968 when Marlantes was in charge of an undermanned platoon, how did he and his men guide a helicopter team in to rescue the wounded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Seven, Marlantes mentioned a term President Johnson used in a speech to describe people who complained without facing any hard choices. Discuss "cocktail critics" and how this term affected Marlantes' life.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Nine, Marlantes said that warriors needed to be prepared before and after war to come home. Discuss how Marlantes believed that warriors should have been prepared to come home.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Eight, Marlantes discussed heroism. Discuss heroes and heroism

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