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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1967.

2. How far was Marlantes' hometown from his arrival airport when he flew back home?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 75 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

3. What was the name of Marlantes' first love?
(a) Annie.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Beth.
(d) Meg.

4. What was the name of PFC Nelson's friend who died at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Katz.
(d) Manning.

5. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 15 days.

6. In Chapter Seven, what were an executive officer and a platoon commander bargaining over?
(a) Beef jerky.
(b) Can of peaches.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Bottle of juice.

7. What military commander told reporters during Desert Storm that estimates of how many Iraqi soldiers were killed were meaningless?
(a) Norm Schwarzkopf.
(b) Charles Horner.
(c) Calvin Waller.
(d) Robert B. Johnston.

8. Whose bow did the warrior Philoctetes carry?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Ares.
(d) Heracles.

9. Where did President Johnson give a speech in September 1967?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New York City.

10. What college was Marlantes driving companion in 1967 going to attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Harvard.

11. What was Marlantes driving in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?
(a) 1953 Chevy.
(b) 1958 Dodge.
(c) 1954 Buick.
(d) 1951 Ford.

12. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?
(a) Every 20 minutes.
(b) Every 15 minutes.
(c) Every 5 minutes.
(d) Every 10 minutes.

13. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?
(a) Sergeant York.
(b) To Hell and Back.
(c) They Were Expendable.
(d) Twelve O'Clock High.

14. What author captured the wonderful bragging of the old-time flatboat men?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

15. At what time of day did Marlantes and his friend John make a decision about the war and what they would do?
(a) Noon.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 3 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, what was the name of the missing kid who helped in the assault that Marlantes and the others made up the hill?

2. In front of how many witnesses did P-Dog drop a joint on the floor?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?

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

5. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?

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