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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 Chapter Eight, how close was Marlantes' company to Khe Sanh?

2. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

3. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?

4. In the bush, what was usually the oldest age of the officers?

5. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were military men urged not to wear their uniforms around citizens, and why did Marlantes often ignored this request?

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 was the meaning of the battlefield myth that the enemy tied wire around themselves so they wouldn't bleed so fast?

5. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

7. Who came to meet Marlantes when he came home?

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

9. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

10. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Ten, Marlantes stated that the Club's membership requirement of silence needed to be rescinded. Discuss the requirement of silence and why it should have been rescinded.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 2

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 3

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.

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