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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe being sent after deployment and before returning home in "Redeployment"?

2. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?

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

4. Who is described as the only Muslim in the narrator's platoon in "After Action Report"?

5. How does the narrator describe his feelings for the PFC that died in the end of "OIF"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What killing has taken place in “After Action Report”? Why does the narrator take credit for the killing?

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

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

4. What is discovered in the basement in “FRAGO”? How do the Marines enter the basement?

5. How does the narrator feel when turning in his rifle after deployment in “Redeployment”?

6. What is symbolized by the baseball uniforms in “Money as a Weapons System”?

7. How does the narrator describe the different units in “OIF”? What was the narrator’s unit?

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

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

10. Whose memorial is described in “After Action Report”? How is the memorial described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Waguih and Zara in “Psychological Operations.” What are the actions, objectives, and obstacles of each character in the story? What is the emotional driving force for each of these characters? What do they each represent symbolically in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Timhead in “After Action Report.” What are Timhead’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What are the main conflicts that Timhead grapples with? Who assists Timhead?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of baseball in “Money as a Weapons System.” What does baseball represent symbolically in the story? How does the narrator feel about baseball and the uniforms that have been sent to him? Why?

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