View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Pocket knives.
(d) Bayonets.

2. What is the narrator's hometown in "Bodies"?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Callaway.

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

4. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2006.

5. Whom does the narrator describe covered in blood in "Redeployment"?
(a) Craig.
(b) Eicholtz.
(c) Weissert.
(d) O'Leary.

6. What was used as a torture weapon on the captives' ankles in "FRAGO"?
(a) A power drill.
(b) A hand saw.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A shotgun.

7. Who shoots the young Iraqi boy in "After Action Report"?
(a) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Timhead.

8. Who drops off several baseball uniforms for the local Iraqi boys in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Corporal Craig.
(b) Major Zima.
(c) Corporal Sweet.
(d) Corporal Garza.

9. Who leads the 1st Fire Team in "FRAGO"?
(a) Corporal Craig.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Corporal O'Leary.

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

11. What does the narrator urge Dyer to get at the cafeteria in "FRAGO"?
(a) Cheesecake.
(b) Cherry cobbler.
(c) Cupcakes.
(d) Oatmeal.

12. How old is Timhead's younger brother that's in juvie for setting fires?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

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

14. What does the acronym "MRAP" represent?
(a) Machine-Rotated Artillery Puncture.
(b) Marine Rotary Assistant Police.
(c) Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.
(d) Marine Redeployment and Processing.

15. Who initially told the narrator the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?
(a) Corporal G.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Corporal Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the acronym FRAGO represent?

2. What is the name of the narrator in "Redeployment"?

3. Who in the narrator's platoon was injured enough to be sent out of Iraq after the MRAP attack?

4. What operative name does the narrator describe for the activity of shooting dogs in "Redeployment"?

5. What does the military acronym SSTP represent?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 389 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample