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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large was the net that Marlantes' grandfather used to fish with?
(a) 1,200 feet.
(b) 3 football fields in length.
(c) 50 feet.
(d) 4 football fields in length.

2. When was Zoomer injured?
(a) April 1968.
(b) March 1968.
(c) January 1969.
(d) February 1969.

3. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?
(a) 19.
(b) 29.
(c) 47.
(d) 39.

4. What injuries did Marlantes suffer during the skirmish with the NVA teenager?
(a) Shrapnel in his face.
(b) Bullet in his calf.
(c) Sharpnel in the back of the legs.
(d) Bullet in his left foot.

5. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When an teenage NVA soldier started to throw a grenade at Marlantes, how far from Marlantes was the hole he was standing in?

3. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?

4. What were the names of Marlantes' sons?

5. What was the name of Marlantes' German shepherd?

(see the answer key)

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