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

2. What does "Istalquall" mean in English?
(a) Love.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Warfare.
(d) The enemy.

3. What is the priest's former career in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) He is a former banker.
(b) He is a former teacher.
(c) He is a former lawyer.
(d) He is a former boxer.

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

5. What branch of the military did Rachel want the narrator to join instead of the Marines?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Peace Corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term do the Marines use to refer to the enemy in Redeployment?

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

3. Where does the narrator attend a memorial service for his team leader in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

4. What does the narrator's friend say he'll buy him in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

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

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