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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Marlantes when he saw a little girl who had had her hands cut off to enhance her ability to beg?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Agra.
(c) Achalpur.
(d) Calcutta.

2. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Horrifying.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Exhilarating.

3. What weapon did the NVA soldier referenced in question 76 have?
(a) Razor blades.
(b) M-16.
(c) Pistol.
(d) Kabar.

4. What were the names of Marlantes' sons?
(a) Peter and Alex.
(b) Bob and Jake.
(c) Peter and David.
(d) Andrew and Will.

5. How old was Marlantes' youngest son when the German shepherd bit him?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

6. After a night of drinking and drugs, what bridge would Marlantes watch undulate like a sine wave?
(a) Chesapeake Bay.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Arlington Memorial.
(d) Key.

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

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

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

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

11. Later in Marlantes' military tour, after he'd been wounded twice, how many men were Marlantes' and his pilot supposed to rescue?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

14. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.
(a) His employer.
(b) His pastor.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?

2. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?

3. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

4. During the time of the storm that Marlantes' endured on his grandfather's fishing boat, which was described in Chapter 2, how much were fisherman paid per pound for Sockeye salmon?

5. From how far at sea could Tomahawk missiles be fired?

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