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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marlantes was with his company in the high mountains that formed the Vietnamese border with Laos, what did he target for an air strike?
(a) A village.
(b) An underground base.
(c) A hospital.
(d) Elephants.

2. When things were going wrong, in what language would Marlantes' grandfather cuss?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Italian.

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

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

5. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Presbyterian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

2. Where was Zoomer injured?

3. When did Marlantes attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend?

4. What did Marlantes buy Joseph Campbell when he wanted to talk to him?

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

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