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

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

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

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

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?
(a) 25.
(b) 34.
(c) 17.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marlantes attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend?

2. Where was Zoomer injured?

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

4. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?

5. In Chapter Two, how old was Marlantes' when he endured a storm on his grandfather's fishing boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when warfare was turned into crusades?

2. How were soldiers regarded by the American people during World War II?

3. What did it take for Marlantes to realize that he had to quit fighting the shadows?

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

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

6. In "Mahabharata," why couldn't Arjuna fight?

7. Whose death did Marlantes particularly remember?

8. How was Marlantes' grandfather injured?

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

10. Why was the 1970s therapy group that Marlantes attended a damaging experience?

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