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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jenks join the Marine Corps?
(a) At the same time as Wilson.
(b) Six months after Wilson.
(c) A year before Wilson.
(d) A year after Wilson.

2. What is the narrator's hometown in "Bodies"?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Callaway.
(c) Jackson.
(d) St. Louis.

3. What does the narrator suggest his girlfriend do when he returns home in "OIF"?
(a) He asks her to marry him.
(b) He tells her to move to Cleveland.
(c) He tells her to leave him.
(d) He suggests she leave her husband.

4. What word refers to language peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group?
(a) Irony.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Omniscience.
(d) Jargon.

5. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Senegal.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the woman at the bar that Corporal G tries to set up with the narrator in "Bodies"?

2. Why did Waguih join the military?

3. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?

4. Who is the woman that interviews Iraqi women for the health clinic in “Money as a Weapons System”?

5. What do the Marines drop into the basement to disorient the enemy in "FRAGO"?

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