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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far apart was each pair of Scouts dropped off?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) About a half a mile.
(c) About 1 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

2. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?
(a) They Were Expendable.
(b) To Hell and Back.
(c) Sergeant York.
(d) Twelve O'Clock High.

3. How old was Lance Corporal Steel?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

4. In Greek and Roman mythology, what was a metaphor for consciousness?
(a) Pyramid.
(b) Wound.
(c) Lion.
(d) Snakebite.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

2. In Chapter Eight, what did a kid break when he had to jump after a pilot gunned the chopper out of the zone too soon?

3. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.

4. In Chapter Four, how did Marlantes get to the bridge that his platoon was holding?

5. What was Marlantes' great-grandmother's occupation?

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