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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time that Marlantes wrote his book, how long had it been since he killed someone?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. What was the name of Marlantes' buddy who also shot at a teen NVA soldier with a grenade?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Carolina.
(c) Tex.
(d) Alabama.

3. After Marlantes had been in Vietnam about a year and was assigned to be an air observer, how many feet off the ground did the observation plane fly?
(a) About a thousand.
(b) 350.
(c) 500.
(d) Only a couple hundred.

4. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?
(a) 4 to 5.
(b) 2 to 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. What creature did Marlantes have to kill after dogs had harried it?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Kitten.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

2. Later in Marlantes' military tour, after he'd been wounded twice, how many men were Marlantes' and his pilot supposed to rescue?

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

4. Where was Zoomer injured?

5. In 1968 when Marlantes lead an undermanned platoon, what was the height of the cliff on the north side of their area?

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