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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “War Stories”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rodriguez covered in during the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Coal.
(c) Flour.
(d) Machine oil.

2. Where are Rodriguez and the priest standing in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Outside of Charlie Medical.
(b) Outside of the chapel.
(c) Outside of Camp Lejeune.
(d) Outside of the first battalion's zone.

3. What type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?
(a) A Stairway.
(b) A Railroad Connection.
(c) A Daisy Chain.
(d) A Triple-Wheel.

4. How does the narrator of "Bodies" differentiate how women and men prefer hearing Iraq stories?
(a) Men like them conflicted and women like them simple.
(b) Men like them morbid and women like them vague.
(c) Men like them sad and women like them funny.
(d) Men like them funny and women like them sad.

5. Where are the families of Marines killed in action sent to see their loved ones buried, according to the narrator in "OIF"?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Signa.
(c) Dover.
(d) Lejeune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes outside to smoke in "War Stories"?

2. Who tells the narrator about his experiences in the Vietnam War in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

3. Who dies as a result of injuries from the attack on the MRAP in "After Action Report"?

4. What disease do the members of First Platoon contract in Iraq?

5. What branch of the military did Rachel want the narrator to join instead of the Marines?

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