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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the bridge referenced in question 59 from Marlantes' company's position?
(a) 12 kilometers.
(b) 22 kilometers.
(c) 38 kilometers.
(d) 5 kilometers.

2. Where did Marlantes' great-grandmother live?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Holland.
(c) Finland.
(d) Sweden.

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

4. Where did Marlantes fight an NVA soldier in Chapter Six?
(a) Inside a bunker.
(b) In a bramble patch.
(c) Inside a hospital.
(d) Near a river.

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

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

7. During a dinner party in Singapore, what was a Chinese woman whom Marlantes noticed wearing?
(a) White silk trousers.
(b) Black silk trousers.
(c) Green silk dress.
(d) Red silk dress.

8. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?
(a) 4-6 cylinders.
(b) 5 cylinders.
(c) 8-10 cylinders.
(d) 12 cylinders.

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

10. What did Marlantes buy Joseph Campbell when he wanted to talk to him?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

11. When was Zoomer injured?
(a) January 1969.
(b) April 1968.
(c) February 1969.
(d) March 1968.

12. During his military service, how many times did Marlantes see the First Marine break through the last defenses on an assault?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 4 times.

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

14. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Anchor Song.
(c) Cold Iron.
(d) Boots.

15. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?

2. 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?

3. In Chapter Four, where was the platoon that Marlantes was commanding holding a key bridge?

4. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?

5. Who said, "I am by nature warlike"?

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