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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 500.
(b) Only a couple hundred.
(c) 350.
(d) About a thousand.

2. In Chapter Four, how old was the volunteer who went with Marlantes to assess the platoon holding a key bridge?
(a) 31.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

3. In Chapter Four, where was the platoon that Marlantes was commanding holding a key bridge?
(a) Route 11.
(b) Route 20.
(c) Route 9.
(d) Route 4.

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

5. For how many decades did Marlantes have flashbacks from the war that affected him emotionally?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon was Marlantes carrying when he encountered an NVA soldier in Chapter Five?

2. How long did this recurring nightmare haunt Marlantes?

3. Where was Zoomer injured?

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

5. When things were going wrong, in what language would Marlantes' grandfather cuss?

(see the answer key)

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