Redeployment Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Phil Klay
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Redeployment Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Phil Klay
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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. What is wrong with the current water pipelines that have been constructed in “Money as a Weapons System”?

2. Who is described as "the sober Mormon" in "Redeployment"?

3. Who is ordered by Doc to tend to Sweet's wound in "FRAGO"?

4. What type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What internal conflict plagues Timhead in “After Action Report”?

4. How does the theme of guilt apply to the narrator in “Money as a Weapons System”?

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

6. What do the military medals in “OIF” represent symbolically?

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

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

9. How is the narrator’s civilian life described when he returns home in “Redeployment”?

10. What was the narrator’s position in the military in “Bodies”? How did this position affect him?

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 aspects of irony and foreshadowing in “FRAGO.” What is ironic about the Iraqis that have been saved in the story? What happens to them? How is “the enemy” defined in this story?

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