Pulp Fiction, 1943 · page 100 of 100
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# Analysis of Advertisement Page This is a full-page advertisement, not story content or a magazine cover. It promotes a study guide titled "Practice for the Army Tests," designed to help men prepare for the Army's induction General Classification Test. The ad emphasizes that performance on this test determines military job placement, rank, and pay, and argues that the $1.50 study book offers essential preparation in vocabulary, mathematics, and test-taking techniques. A coupon at the bottom allows readers to order the book with a five-day money-back guarantee. The advertisement appears designed to appeal to young men facing military induction during what appears to be the World War II era.
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OUR future military life, your rank, your pay, your job, depend in part on the grade you achieve on your in- duction General Classification Test. As a wise man once said, “An opportunity well taken is the only weapon of ad- vantage.” The time to prepare is NOW before you take your test. Your Job. Vocabulary. Chapters). portant). the Tests Tests in the Navy. Take advantage of the help that is offered you here. “PRACTICE FOR THE ARMY TESTS” has been compiled to help men like you. Not only yourself, but your family, and the army, want to see that you get the job for which you are best qualified. “PRACTICE FOR THE ARMY TESTS” is a book contain- ing complete and simplified material along the lines of the questions given on the test—tells how to answer them quickly and easily. It gives you a real opportunity to go to your test with the self assurance “that I am ready.’”? Here’s why. The ABC simplicity of this startling book will gear your mind to the rapid-fire answer-technique so characteristic of I. Q. test. It helps you brush up on vocabulary, mathematical formulas, cube counting, and all the other special techniques that you should master if you want to do yourself justice on your exam. , Remember, the men who will decide what job you are to ve in your military career are persounel officers who have MEeen thoroughly trained in the proper use of each man’s Partial List of Contents How the Army Decides Upon Arithmetic (15 Fascinating Cube Counting (Very How to Prepare Yourself for How to Avoid Pitfalls, ete., Tests In the Air Force, abilities and aptitudes ...and remember they are looking, yes, seeking out the men who will stand above the average. One of those men may be you. Will you be one of the 95,000 who will attend Offi Schools this year? Will you be one of the 75,000 who will be commissioned? To enter one o cers’ Candidate f these schools you must make a really good score on the General Classification Test. Will you make the grade? Will your mark be high enough to allow you to enter Officer Candidate School? If you want one of these ratings, atid we are sure you do, brush up... before you take the tests. Here is the most surprising part of this offer. The price of this “PRACTICE FOR THE ARMY TESTS” has deliberately been made exceedingly low. The publishers are anxious that every ambitious man who is to be in our armed forces have a copy so as to derive its benefits. Therefore, this great educational aid is yours for only $1.50. So positive are we that you will never part with it for many times its cost, that we will send you yours with a definite understanding that you can look Xou take no risk. Order today, Arco Publishing Co., Dept. 3805 480 Lexington Ave., New York City for refund. s {1 Send C.O.D. I will pay postman $1.50 plus postage. 1] 1 enclose $1.50. (Postage is free.) postman $2.50 plus postage. it over from cover to cever for five days. If you don’t like it, if you don’t think it’s everything we say, and don’t feel it will help you, return it and get your money back just for the asking. Sign your name and address to the coupon and rush it to us. Speed is important to you NOW because the sooner you get the book, the faster will you be prepared. Merely pay the postman $1.50 plus postage or, if you pre- fer, send $1.50 and we will pay the postage, but you enjoy the same money back guarantee just the same. (We have a limited number of our deluxe edition “PRACTICE FOR THE ARMY TESTS” specially bound which are available at $2.50 plus postage or $2.50 if you remit in advance.) Rush my copy of “PRACTICE FOR THE ARMY TESTS.” | If I am not satisfied after 5 days I will return the book §j 1 T) Send me _ special bound deluxe edition. I will pay COMmiclboo C©