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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Club.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did this recurring nightmare haunt Marlantes?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 20 years.

2. What was the name of the private in Chapter Six who crawled over with Kool-Aid stains around his mouth?
(a) Schroeder.
(b) Martin.
(c) McIntrye.
(d) Risling.

3. What medal did Marlantes and Niemi receive at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Purple Heart.
(b) Medal of Valor.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Navy Cross.

4. How old was Lance Corporal Steel?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

5. In Chapter Eight, for what place had two squads been filling sandbags?
(a) Task Force Hotel.
(b) Base Camp Blue.
(c) Headquarters.
(d) Medical hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Maree Anne's little girl?

2. In 1967 which of Marlantes' friends also struggled with fighting in Vietnam?

3. Usually Marlantes would have six 105mm howitzers. In 1968, how many arrived?

4. Where did the skipper of Marlantes' unit go to college?

5. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?

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