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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Marine whose legs are blown off in the explosion in "OIF"?
(a) He dies in surgery.
(b) He is dishonorably discharged.
(c) He goes on to become Corporal.
(d) He recovers and is awarded a Purple Heart.

2. How does the narrator describe Rachel's demeanor in high school in "Bodies"?
(a) She was melancholy.
(b) She was filled with suppressed rage.
(c) She was bubbly.
(d) She was effervescent.

3. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Iran.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. How does the narrator of "Bodies" differentiate how women and men prefer hearing Iraq stories?
(a) Men like them conflicted and women like them simple.
(b) Men like them morbid and women like them vague.
(c) Men like them sad and women like them funny.
(d) Men like them funny and women like them sad.

5. What is the name of the narrator's dog in "Redeployment"?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Vicar.
(c) Andy.
(d) Ruddy.

6. What does the acronym OEF stand for in the narrative?
(a) Operation Extant Fury.
(b) Operation Enduring Freedom.
(c) Operation Engaged Fighting.
(d) Operational Engagement of Fiirst Deployed.

7. Who introduces Nathan to Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Mark.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) Bob.

8. Where does Corporal G convince the narrator to go with him when they get a nintey-six in "Bodies"?
(a) Newark.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

9. For what organization do the Marines presume the torture has been recorded in "FRAGO"?
(a) Al Ghurabaa.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) Takfir wal-Hijra.
(d) Abu Sayyaf.

10. What does the narrator put into Dyer's hand in the end of "FRAGO"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A fork.
(c) A knife.
(d) A spoon.

11. Who is the narrator's senior drill instructor in "Bodies"?
(a) Staff Sergeant Price.
(b) Staff Sergeant Burke.
(c) Staff Sergeant Anderson.
(d) Staff Sergeant Kerwin.

12. Where does the narrator describe being sent after deployment and before returning home in "Redeployment"?
(a) RA.
(b) IN.
(c) RC.
(d) TQ.

13. Who leads the 2nd Fire Team in "FRAGO"?
(a) Corporal Moore.
(b) Corporal Weissert.
(c) Corporal Craig.
(d) Corporal Sweet.

14. How does the narrator describe Rachel's views on war in "Bodies"?
(a) She supported the Iraq War.
(b) She was anti-nationalist.
(c) She was an anarchist.
(d) She was a pacifist.

15. What term do the Marines use to refer to the enemy in Redeployment?
(a) Hajjis.
(b) Regi's.
(c) Nonops.
(d) Charlies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Tikrit from Baghdad?

2. Where does the narrator's plane stop to refuel as it takes him home in "Redeployment"?

3. What do the Marines drop into the basement to disorient the enemy in "FRAGO"?

4. Who is the narrator of "After Action Report"?

5. What video game does the narrator describe Timhead playing in "After Action Report"?

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