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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?
(a) 2
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. For how many decades did Marlantes have flashbacks from the war that affected him emotionally?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. In Chapter Four, where was the platoon that Marlantes was commanding holding a key bridge?
(a) Route 4.
(b) Route 9.
(c) Route 20.
(d) Route 11.

5. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) Irish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

2. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?

3. When did Marlantes attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend?

4. Where did Marlantes fight an NVA soldier in Chapter Six?

5. Where did Marlantes consider going to desert the Marines?

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