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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) 20 feet.
(b) 30 feet.
(c) 10 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

2. Where did Marlantes grow up?
(a) Washington.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

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

4. How many people did Marlantes know were dead because of his behavior?
(a) 65.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. Where had Marlantes traveled when he came home to find his son curled up with a photo of the two of them?
(a) Europe.
(b) Australia.
(c) Singapore.
(d) Indonesia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Marlantes' son when he found him curled up with a mutilated picture of the two of them?

2. What was the name of Marlantes' buddy who also shot at a teen NVA soldier with a grenade?

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

4. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What side did Marlantes believe there was that men tried to deny?

2. What response would people who actually fought and won battles have?

3. When was the first time that Marlantes felt any emotion about having killed?

4. How did Marlantes try to deal with the darkness and dark deeds that he carried inside after Vietnam?

5. Why did Marlantes keep a picture of a girl from Mozambique on his file cabinet.

6. What type of power did a platoon commander have?

7. Why did Marlantes believe that warriors needed to be spiritual people?

8. What was one method that Marlantes believed could alleviate or eliminate guilt for war-time actions?

9. What were some of the toughest bombing assignments in the history of air warfare?

10. Whose death did Marlantes particularly remember?

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