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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Club.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 15 minutes.
(c) Every 20 minutes.
(d) Every 5 minutes.

2. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?
(a) 155.
(b) 205.
(c) 105.
(d) 175.

3. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) 2 years.
(b) About 8 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) About 5 years.

4. In Chapter Nine, how long had Marlantes been back in the States?
(a) About a month.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) About 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

5. What was the longest that Marlantes' grandmother lived with his mother?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did this recurring nightmare haunt Marlantes?

2. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?

3. In Chapter Seven, how long had it been since the skipper of Marlantes' unit had been at his fraternity house?

4. What branch of service did Marlantes' Scout leader, Ed, serve in during World War II?

5. Where did President Johnson give a speech in September 1967?

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