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Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Marlantes attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

2. Who was Marlantes philosophy tutor at Oxford?
(a) Andrew Davies.
(b) William Brighton.
(c) Charlie Williams.
(d) John Mackie.

3. In Chapter Three, from what book did Marlantes include a quote by T. E. Lawrence?
(a) The Mint.
(b) Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(c) The Forest Giant.
(d) Revolt in the Desert.

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

5. How many jobs had Marlantes had between his attendance at the therapy group and his dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How far was Marlantes' hometown from his arrival airport when he flew back home?

4. Who wrote "The True Believer."

5. In Chapter Eight, what did a kid break when he had to jump after a pilot gunned the chopper out of the zone too soon?

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