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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall was "Canada"?
(a) 5 ffeet 11 inches.,
(b) 5 feet 9 inches.
(c) 6 feet 2 inches.
(d) 6 feet 4 inches.

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

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

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

5. When was the "Mahabharata" first written down and preserved?
(a) 500 AD.
(b) 350 BC.
(c) 200 BC.
(d) 400 AD.

6. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?
(a) 8.
(b) 4 to 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 2 to 3.

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

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

9. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?
(a) 134 pounds.
(b) 87 pounds.
(c) 63 pounds.
(d) 95 pounds.

10. What creature did Marlantes have to kill after dogs had harried it?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Kitten.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Hamster.

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

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

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

14. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 7 cents.
(c) 9 cents.
(d) 8 cents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the bridge referenced in question 59 from Marlantes' company's position?

2. How old was the girl from Mozambique whose picture Marlantes kept on a file cabinet?

3. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?

4. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?

5. In 1968, after securing the top of a mountain for a new artillery firebase, how many men did Marlantes have in his rifle platoon?

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