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

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) 10 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

2. What group of people ended up fighting for a government that was murdering millions in concentration camps?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Russians.
(c) Germans.
(d) Serbs.

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

4. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

5. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2
(d) 1.

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

7. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Grief.
(d) Anger.

8. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?
(a) 47.
(b) 19.
(c) 29.
(d) 39.

9. How large was the net that Marlantes' grandfather used to fish with?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 1,200 feet.
(c) 3 football fields in length.
(d) 4 football fields in length.

10. Who said, "I am by nature warlike"?
(a) Avenarius.
(b) Eberhard.
(c) Goethe.
(d) Nietzsche.

11. In 1968, what should have been the full strength of a rifle platoon?
(a) 60 Marines.
(b) 52 Marines.
(c) 75 Marines.
(d) 43 Marines.

12. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 7 feet.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

13. In 1968 when Marlantes lead an undermanned platoon, what was the height of the cliff on the north side of their area?
(a) 1500 feet.
(b) 1600 feet.
(c) 2100 feet.
(d) 3200 feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?

3. Where did Marlantes grow up?

4. Where was Zoomer injured?

5. During a dinner party in Singapore, what was a Chinese woman whom Marlantes noticed wearing?

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