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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 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 boxer.
(d) He is a former lawyer.

2. What is given to the narrator before his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) A cigarette case.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A metal cross.
(d) A locket.

3. What is the name of the narrator's dog in "Redeployment"?
(a) Ruddy.
(b) Vicar.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Andy.

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

5. Who has just been pronounced dead in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Major Zima.
(b) Denton Fujita.
(c) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(d) Corporal Garza.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the acronym PPE in "OIF" represent?

2. Whom does the narrator describe covered in blood in "Redeployment"?

3. How are the women described at the strip club the narrator goes to in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

4. Where is the narrator reunited with Cpl Sweet in the end of "FRAGO"?

5. Where does Cpl Sweet get shot in "FRAGO"?

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