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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Prayer in the Furnace”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military slang term is used in "OIF" to describe non-infantry, non-combat soldiers or staff?
(a) POG.
(b) MTG.
(c) PNO.
(d) ANP.

2. Who is the fellow Marine that points out the dogs drinking blood in "Redeployment"?
(a) O'Leary.
(b) Weissert.
(c) Craig.
(d) Eicholtz.

3. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) In her twenties.
(b) In her thirties.
(c) In her fifties.
(d) In her forties.

4. What is the narrator's enlistment code in "OIF"?
(a) 2500.
(b) 4200.
(c) 3400.
(d) 5100.

5. How was Rodriguez's friend and battalion member recently killed in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) He was shot by a sniper.
(b) He was electrocuted.
(c) He stepped on a land mine.
(d) He fell into the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the team leader that tells the narrator that girls like war heroes in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

2. Where are the families of Marines killed in action sent to see their loved ones buried, according to the narrator in "OIF"?

3. What does the acronym EOD represent?

4. Who orders five beers at once during the refueling stop in "Redeployment"?

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

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