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

2. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

4. When an teenage NVA soldier started to throw a grenade at Marlantes, how far from Marlantes was the hole he was standing in?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?

2. When was the movie "Psycho" released?

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

4. When Marlantes was with his company in the high mountains that formed the Vietnamese border with Laos, what did he target for an air strike?

5. How old was the girl from Mozambique whose picture Marlantes kept on a file cabinet?

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