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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where was Marlantes driving in 1967 when President Johnson gave a speech?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) Colorado.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) Wyoming.
2. What type of a vehicle took the Scouts to their survival training destination"?
(a) Old van.
(b) Station wagon.
(c) Pickup truck.
(d) Panel truck.
3. Who was the adult leader of Marlantes' Scout troop who dropped the boys off to learn survival skills?
(a) Joe.
(b) Rob.
(c) Pete.
(d) Bill.
4. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?
(a) Corinthians.
(b) Trojans.
(c) Achaeans.
(d) Spartans.
5. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.
6. In Chapter Seven, how long had it been since the skipper of Marlantes' unit had been at his fraternity house?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 6 months.
7. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?
(a) Every 10 minutes.
(b) Every 20 minutes.
(c) Every 5 minutes.
(d) Every 15 minutes.
8. How did a woman on the train to New York treat Marlantes?
(a) Spit on him.
(b) Thanked him for his service.
(c) Bought him lunch.
(d) Hit him with her purse.
9. How many years passed after Philoctetes was exiled did someone come to get his weapon?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.
10. When Marlantes' helicopter landed in Chapter Eight, how far where they from the DMZ?
(a) 5 kilometers.
(b) 10 kilometers.
(c) 20 kilometers.
(d) 15 kilometers.
11. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Agathon.
(d) Aeschylus.
12. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?
(a) 105.
(b) 155.
(c) 175.
(d) 205.
13. In Chapter Eight, how far did one kid have to jump when the helicopter pilot lost his nerve and gunned the copter out of the zone too soon?
(a) 8 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 12 feet.
14. What was the rank of the officer who told Marlantes to clean up his act?
(a) Corporal.
(b) General.
(c) Major.
(d) Captain.
15. How many scout leaders met the boys when they made it back to the rendezvous point?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long before he was discharged, did Marlantes board a train for New York?
2. In Chapter Eight, what type of a mine blew off a soldiers lower jaw, face, and leg?
3. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?
4. What author captured the wonderful bragging of the old-time flatboat men?
5. How old was Maree Ann when Marlantes last saw her?
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