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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Marlantes' helicopter landed in Chapter Eight, how far where they from the DMZ?
(a) 20 kilometers.
(b) 5 kilometers.
(c) 10 kilometers.
(d) 15 kilometers.

3. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

4. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?
(a) Every 15 minutes.
(b) Every 20 minutes.
(c) Every 10 minutes.
(d) Every 5 minutes.

5. How tall was "Canada"?
(a) 6 feet 4 inches.
(b) 5 feet 9 inches.
(c) 6 feet 2 inches.
(d) 5 ffeet 11 inches.,

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, how old was the volunteer who went with Marlantes to assess the platoon holding a key bridge?

2. Whose bow did the warrior Philoctetes carry?

3. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?

4. Who said, "I am by nature warlike"?

5. At the time that Marlantes wrote his book, how long had it been since he killed someone?

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