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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 bush, what was usually the oldest age of the officers?

2. How old was Marlantes when he and a fellow Boy Scout had to learn survival skills?

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

4. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?

5. How long after Marlantes joined the Marines did he consider leaving college and fighting in Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

2. In 1967, what did President Johnson talk about in a speech he made in El Paso?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlantes believed that changes in the military could bring more mature and psychologically balanced warriors. Discuss the changes Marlantes felt the military needed to make to create balanced warriors.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter Ten, Marlantes stated that the Club's membership requirement of silence needed to be rescinded. Discuss the requirement of silence and why it should have been rescinded.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Ten, Marlantes discussed the "Club" of combat veterans. Discuss the Club, its purpose, and its positive and negative aspects.

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