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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 author captured the wonderful bragging of the old-time flatboat men?

2. What medal did Marlantes and Niemi receive at the end of Chapter Eight?

3. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?

4. What Vietnam War commander made Khe Sanh important militarily?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

2. What would a warrior have to do to avoid the lie of two minds?

3. In Chapter Eight, Marlantes heard someone screaming as he and his men moved toward the NVA. Why was the man screaming?

4. How did Marlantes describe a deliberate lie?

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

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

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

8. What moral conflict did Marlantes and his friend struggle with in 1967?

9. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Five, Marlantes discussed the enemy within a person. Discuss the enemy within.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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