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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter Two, how old was Marlantes' when he endured a storm on his grandfather's fishing boat?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

3. How much time did Marlantes have after combat that could have been spent mourning and asking for forgiveness?
(a) 10-15 minutes.
(b) A couple hours.
(c) About a half an hour.
(d) 20-30 minutes.

4. What rank did Marlantes hold after Vietnam?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Corporal.
(c) General.
(d) Lieutenant.

5. 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) 350.
(b) About a thousand.
(c) Only a couple hundred.
(d) 500.

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

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

8. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?
(a) King.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Charioteer.

9. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?
(a) Shiva.
(b) Lakshman.
(c) Arjuna.
(d) Rudra.

10. Where did Marlantes go when he first felt emotion about the killing he had done during the war?
(a) Church.
(b) His room.
(c) The woods.
(d) A meadow.

11. How old was Marlantes' son when he found him curled up with a mutilated picture of the two of them?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

12. In 1968, after securing the top of a mountain for a new artillery firebase, how many men did Marlantes have in his rifle platoon?
(a) 17.
(b) 25.
(c) 41.
(d) 34.

13. What was Marlantes' great-grandmother's occupation?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Mid-wife.
(d) Bank manager.

14. In Chapter Four, how did Marlantes get to the bridge that his platoon was holding?
(a) Helicopter.
(b) Hummer.
(c) Tank.
(d) Jeep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the longest that Marlantes' grandmother lived with his mother?

3. When was the movie "Psycho" released?

4. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?

5. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?

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