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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Later in Marlantes' military tour, after he'd been wounded twice, how many men were Marlantes' and his pilot supposed to rescue?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. When things were going wrong, in what language would Marlantes' grandfather cuss?
(a) French.
(b) Swedish.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

3. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 7 feet.
(c) 8 feet.
(d) 6 feet.

4. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?
(a) Japan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

5. When was Zoomer injured?
(a) January 1969.
(b) February 1969.
(c) March 1968.
(d) April 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, how did Marlantes get to the bridge that his platoon was holding?

2. In 1968, after securing the top of a mountain for a new artillery firebase, how many men did Marlantes have in his rifle platoon?

3. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?

4. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?

5. Where was Marlantes when he saw a little girl who had had her hands cut off to enhance her ability to beg?

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