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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term do the Marines use to refer to the enemy in Redeployment?
(a) Regi's.
(b) Nonops.
(c) Charlies.
(d) Hajjis.

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

3. What is wrong with the current water pipelines that have been constructed in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) They have the wrong water pressure.
(b) They are made of plastic.
(c) They have melted from bombing.
(d) They are made of lead.

4. 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 suggests she leave her husband.
(d) He tells her to leave him.

5. What word from "Psychological Operations" means a temporary stay?
(a) Variance.
(b) Parlay.
(c) Deposit.
(d) Sojourn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the storyteller in "In Vietnam They Had Whores," what would happen in Vietnam if a prostitute from a white brothel was caught servicing a black man?

3. What religion does Zara decide to convert to in "Psychological Operations"?

4. How many have died in Rodriguez's battalion in the past four months in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

5. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?

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