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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. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?

2. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?

3. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?

4. When was the movie "Psycho" released?

5. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?

4. What type of power did a platoon commander have?

5. What did Marlantes believe happened to warriors who were not adequately prepared to take life away from others?

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

7. In "Mahabharata," why couldn't Arjuna fight?

8. What did Marlantes lose after Vietnam and why?

9. What side did Marlantes believe there was that men tried to deny?

10. Why was the 1970s therapy group that Marlantes attended a damaging experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Four, Marlantes shared the struggle he had reconciling the fact that he was a good person, yet he had hurt people. Discuss how Marlantes dealt with this split in himself.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Six, Marlantes stated that the Vietnam War would be infamous for the lies that were told. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how lying manifests during war.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Two, Marlantes discussed an incident in which the death of an NVA teen soldier was imprinted on his brain for many years. Discuss the incident, why it lingered in Marlantes' memory for so long, and how he dealt with the memory.

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