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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?
(a) Whale.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Sea Lion.
(d) Sturgeon.

2. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?
(a) 12 cylinders.
(b) 5 cylinders.
(c) 4-6 cylinders.
(d) 8-10 cylinders.

4. What was the name of Marlantes' German shepherd?
(a) Katie.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Sancho.

5. After Marlantes had been in Vietnam about a year and was assigned to be an air observer, how many feet off the ground did the observation plane fly?
(a) Only a couple hundred.
(b) 350.
(c) 500.
(d) About a thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When things were going wrong, in what language would Marlantes' grandfather cuss?

2. Where did Marlantes' grandfather often fish?

3. Usually Marlantes would have six 105mm howitzers. In 1968, how many arrived?

4. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?

5. How old was Marlantes' youngest son when the German shepherd bit him?

(see the answer key)

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