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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the MRAP weigh that is described by the narrator in "After Action Report"?
(a) 32,000 pounds.
(b) 5,000 pounds.
(c) 25,000 pounds.
(d) 10,000 pounds.

2. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2003.

3. 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?
(a) She'd be beaten or murdered.
(b) She'd be put in jail.
(c) She'd be sent to North Korea.
(d) She'd be forced to marry him.

4. How does the narrator describe Rachel's views on war in "Bodies"?
(a) She was a pacifist.
(b) She was an anarchist.
(c) She supported the Iraq War.
(d) She was anti-nationalist.

5. What can the priest see in Rodriguez's face in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Grief.
(c) Rage.
(d) Resentment.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in "Bodies" that except for him and the corporal, everyone in Mortuary Affairs talked about what?

2. What does the narrator's friend say he'll buy him in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

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

4. How would you describe the narrative style of the stories in Redeployment?

5. What does the narrator suggest his girlfriend do when he returns home in "OIF"?

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