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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marlantes was with his company in the high mountains that formed the Vietnamese border with Laos, what did he target for an air strike?
(a) Elephants.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A village.
(d) An underground base.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Devastating.
(c) Horrifying.
(d) Exhilarating.

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

8. What type of plane did Marlantes' friend, who was an ex-Navy pilot, fly as a civilian?
(a) Acro Sport.
(b) Cessna.
(c) Piper Cherokee.
(d) Beech Bonanza.

9. At the time that Marlantes wrote his book, how long had it been since he killed someone?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

11. In Chapter Three, from what book did Marlantes include a quote by T. E. Lawrence?
(a) Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(b) Revolt in the Desert.
(c) The Mint.
(d) The Forest Giant.

12. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?
(a) Cold Iron.
(b) Anchor Song.
(c) Boots.
(d) Tommy.

13. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His pastor.
(d) His employer.

14. 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.

15. What did Marlantes say was the Irish equivalent of the Iliad?
(a) Tain Bo Cuailnge.
(b) Ulaid Cycle.
(c) Lyra Celtica.
(d) Ulster Cycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marlantes' grandfather often fish?

2. Where was Zoomer injured?

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

4. What creature did Marlantes have to kill after dogs had harried it?

5. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?

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