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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Ten Kliks South”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military slang term is used in "OIF" to describe non-infantry, non-combat soldiers or staff?
(a) MTG.
(b) PNO.
(c) POG.
(d) ANP.

2. What does Chris suggests Nathan teach Iraqi widows in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Crocheting.
(b) Factory work.
(c) How to read.
(d) Beekeeping.

3. What do the narrator's friends call him in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) "The Drill Sergeant."
(b) "Captain."
(c) "Officer."
(d) "The Marine."

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

5. How many of the Marines Jenks was with died from the blast that injured him?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award was the citation seeking that the narrator wrote for Boylan's friend in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

2. What is the narrator's hometown in "Bodies"?

3. What word from "Ten Kliks South" refers to a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories?

4. Who leads the 1st Fire Team in "FRAGO"?

5. What does the family of the fourteen-year-old girl that was raped want to do with her in “Money as a Weapons System”?

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