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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Marine whose legs are blown off in the explosion in "OIF"?
(a) He goes on to become Corporal.
(b) He dies in surgery.
(c) He is dishonorably discharged.
(d) He recovers and is awarded a Purple Heart.

2. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Rum.
(c) Listerine.
(d) Gasoline.

3. Where is the priest serving in the end of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Camp Lejeune.
(b) Camp Dover.
(c) Camp Zima.
(d) Camp Scott.

4. Where is the narrator reunited with Cpl Sweet in the end of "FRAGO"?
(a) In New York.
(b) A hospital at the military airbase.
(c) A college campus.
(d) A church at the military airbase.

5. How old is the woman at the bar that Corporal G tries to set up with the narrator in "Bodies"?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 19.
(d) 38.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after the narrator got his dog from the shelter did it start turning gray in "Redeployment"?

3. Who has said in “Money as a Weapons System” that "sports diplomacy" could lead to democracy in Iraq?

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

5. Where is Waguih from?

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