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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When an teenage NVA soldier started to throw a grenade at Marlantes, how far from Marlantes was the hole he was standing in?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

2. When was the movie "Psycho" released?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1960.

3. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1967.

4. In Chapter Eight, the second time that Marlantes charged up a hill, what hit him?
(a) Grenade.
(b) Land mine.
(c) Mortar shell.
(d) Stray shot.

5. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?
(a) Every 15 minutes.
(b) Every 10 minutes.
(c) Every 5 minutes.
(d) Every 20 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, how far did the squads have to run to their gear that was by the runway?

2. During his military service, how many times did Marlantes see the First Marine break through the last defenses on an assault?

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

4. What was the name of Marlantes' friend from his secret society at Yale who helped him adjust to coming home?

5. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?

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