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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?
(a) 104.
(b) 64.
(c) 97.
(d) 78.

4. In 1968, after securing the top of a mountain for a new artillery firebase, how many men did Marlantes have in his rifle platoon?
(a) 25.
(b) 34.
(c) 17.
(d) 41.

5. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Grief.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marlantes grow up?

2. What was the name of Marlantes' buddy who also shot at a teen NVA soldier with a grenade?

3. Where was Zoomer injured?

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

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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