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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. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?

2. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?

3. How many people did Marlantes know were dead because of his behavior?

4. When did Marlantes first write a recurring nightmare in his journal?

5. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?

Short Essay Questions

1. What side did Marlantes believe there was that men tried to deny?

2. Why was the 1970s therapy group that Marlantes attended a damaging experience?

3. What emotions did Marlantes feel when he had to kill?

4. What inattention to detail in 1968 made Marlantes feel guilty?

5. In 1968 when Marlantes was in charge of an undermanned platoon, how did he and his men guide a helicopter team in to rescue the wounded?

6. When was the first time that Marlantes felt any emotion about having killed?

7. Why did Marlantes keep a picture of a girl from Mozambique on his file cabinet.

8. Describe Zoomer's injuries.

9. In "Mahabharata," why couldn't Arjuna fight?

10. How did Marlantes try to deal with the darkness and dark deeds that he carried inside after Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Two, Marlantes discussed an incident in which the death of an NVA teen soldier was imprinted on his brain for many years. Discuss the incident, why it lingered in Marlantes' memory for so long, and how he dealt with the memory.

Essay Topic 2

In the preface, Marlantes explained why he wrote "What it is Like to Go to War." Discuss why Marlantes wrote the book.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Eight, Marlantes discussed heroism. Discuss heroes and heroism

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