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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?
(a) Sturgeon.
(b) Sea Lion.
(c) Whale.
(d) Dolphin.

2. Usually Marlantes would have six 105mm howitzers. In 1968, how many arrived?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. Where did Marlantes participate in a white-heat atrocity?
(a) Mutter's Ridge.
(b) Mui La Ridge.
(c) Wyatt's Bridge.
(d) Key Lai Bridge.

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

5. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?
(a) 104.
(b) 78.
(c) 97.
(d) 64.

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

7. What weapon was Marlantes carrying when he encountered an NVA soldier in Chapter Five?
(a) Kabar.
(b) Grenade.
(c) Dagger.
(d) M-16.

8. From how far at sea could Tomahawk missiles be fired?
(a) 75 miles.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

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

10. Where was Zoomer injured?
(a) Groin.
(b) Head.
(c) Chest.
(d) Hip.

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

12. 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?
(a) 48 cents.
(b) 33 cents.
(c) 51 cents.
(d) 22 cents.

13. 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) 41.
(c) 34.
(d) 25.

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

15. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

Short Answer 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?

2. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?

3. How many jobs had Marlantes had between his attendance at the therapy group and his dinner with Joseph Campbell?

4. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?

5. What type of plane did Marlantes' friend, who was an ex-Navy pilot, fly as a civilian?

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