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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time of the storm that Marlantes' endured on his grandfather's fishing boat, which was described in Chapter 2, how much were fisherman paid per pound for Sockeye salmon?
(a) 33 cents.
(b) 48 cents.
(c) 51 cents.
(d) 22 cents.

2. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) About 5 years.

3. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

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

5. Where was Zoomer injured?
(a) Chest.
(b) Hip.
(c) Groin.
(d) Head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?

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

4. In Chapter Four, how many men did Marlantes' take with him to assess how his platoon was doing?

5. Where was Zoomer injured?

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