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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?
(a) British.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

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

3. Where had Marlantes traveled when he came home to find his son curled up with a photo of the two of them?
(a) Australia.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Europe.

4. In Chapter Eight, how close was Marlantes' company to Khe Sanh?
(a) 15 kilometers.
(b) 8 kilometers.
(c) 20 kilometers.
(d) 13 kilometers.

5. How old was the girl from Mozambique whose picture Marlantes kept on a file cabinet?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?

3. What creature did Marlantes have to kill after dogs had harried it?

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

5. In 1967 which of Marlantes' friends also struggled with fighting in Vietnam?

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