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

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) 51 cents.
(b) 33 cents.
(c) 22 cents.
(d) 48 cents.

2. 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.

3. Usually Marlantes would have six 105mm howitzers. In 1968, how many arrived?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?

2. How old was Marlantes' youngest son when the German shepherd bit him?

3. Where was Zoomer injured?

4. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?

5. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?

(see the answer key)

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