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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. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?

2. Where was the injury that killed Utter?

3. What branch of service did Marlantes' Scout leader, Ed, serve in during World War II?

4. In Chapter Nine, how long had Marlantes been back in the States?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what street was Marlantes walking down?

Short Essay Questions

1. How could an individual in the military of a Western democracy have had freedom to disobey orders?

2. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

8. When did Marlantes' father start to talk about his war experiences?

9. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Eight, Marlantes stated that medals were all mixed up with hierarchy, politics, and even job descriptions. Discuss the subject of military medals and what Marlantes thought of medals.

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 the "Temple of Mars," Marlantes discussed initiations. Discuss two types of initiations and the consequences if someone does not experience both initiations.

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