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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. How old is the woman at the bar that Corporal G tries to set up with the narrator in "Bodies"?
(a) 32.
(b) 38.
(c) 29.
(d) 19.

2. What does Chris suggests Nathan teach Iraqi widows in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) How to read.
(b) Factory work.
(c) Beekeeping.
(d) Crocheting.

3. Who sends Nathan an email suggesting he start a baseball league with the local Iraqi boys in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Eicholtz.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Gene Goodwin.
(d) Sergeant Kurtz.

4. Where is the memorial held for the Marine that was killed by the MRAP attack in "After Action Report"?
(a) The Camp Custard chapel.
(b) The Camp Lejeune chapel.
(c) The Camp Reyes chapel.
(d) The Camp Fallujah chapel.

5. Who is the narrator of "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Garza.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Corporal Moore.
(d) Lance Corporal Suba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the 1st Fire Team in "FRAGO"?

2. How does the narrator of "Bodies" differentiate how women and men prefer hearing Iraq stories?

3. How is the narrator's hometown described in "Bodies"?

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

5. When was the narrator first told the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized by the death of the Iraqi boy in “After Action Report”?

2. How would you describe the language style of “OIF”? Why do you think the author employs this style?

3. Who is the narrator of “Bodies”? How does this narrator describe his feelings about the war in the story?

4. What happens to Rachel in the end of “Bodies”?

5. What symbolism is depicted in the story titled “FRAGO”? What does the narrator’s experience represent?

6. What conflicts does the narrator face in “Money as a Weapons System”?

7. How are IEDs defined in “OIF”? How are daisy chains described?

8. What irony is related regarding Rachel in “Bodies”?

9. How does the narrator describe his trip to a local mall in “Redeployment”?

10. Describe the narrative style in “Money as a Weapons System.” What is the narrator’s perspective on the war in the beginning of the story?

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