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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. During a dinner party in Singapore, what was a Chinese woman whom Marlantes noticed wearing?
(a) Green silk dress.
(b) White silk trousers.
(c) Black silk trousers.
(d) Red silk dress.

2. What did Marlantes buy Joseph Campbell when he wanted to talk to him?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Beer.
(d) Lunch.

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

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

5. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Pakistan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?

3. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?

4. How much time did Marlantes have after combat that could have been spent mourning and asking for forgiveness?

5. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inattention to detail in 1968 made Marlantes feel guilty?

2. When Zoomer was struggling to breathe, what incident did Marlantes remember from his youth?

3. What did Marlantes lose after Vietnam and why?

4. How was Marlantes' grandfather injured?

5. Describe the team that Marlantes took when he went to access the position of his platoon that was holding a bridge.

6. What was a critical psychological issue about weapons technology?

7. Whose death did Marlantes particularly remember?

8. What did Marlantes believe happened to warriors who were not adequately prepared to take life away from others?

9. What did Marlantes say about his spiritual condition in 1968?

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

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