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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. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?

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

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

4. What was the name of Marlantes' friend from his secret society at Yale who helped him adjust to coming home?

5. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marlantes' first wife feel about his book, "What is it Like to Go to War"?

2. How could an individual in the military of a Western democracy have had freedom to disobey orders?

3. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

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

7. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marlantes discussed two different categories of lying. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the two different categories of lies that Marlantes told.

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 Five, Marlantes discussed the enemy within a person. Discuss the enemy within.

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