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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?
(a) Horrifying.
(b) Devastating.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Exhilarating.

2. What type of plane did Marlantes' friend, who was an ex-Navy pilot, fly as a civilian?
(a) Acro Sport.
(b) Cessna.
(c) Piper Cherokee.
(d) Beech Bonanza.

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

4. How old was Marlantes' son when he found him curled up with a mutilated picture of the two of them?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

5. In the bush, what was usually the oldest age of the officers?
(a) 40.
(b) 23.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marlantes say was the Irish equivalent of the Iliad?

2. What was the name of Marlantes' German shepherd?

3. Where did Marlantes go when he first felt emotion about the killing he had done during the war?

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

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

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