View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has said in “Money as a Weapons System” that "sports diplomacy" could lead to democracy in Iraq?
(a) Sergeant Green.
(b) Major Zima.
(c) Chris Roper.
(d) Eicholtz.

2. Who gets out of the vehicle with the narrator when it is hit by an IED in "OIF"?
(a) Corporal Sweet.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Sergeant Kurtz.
(d) Sergeant Green.

3. Who is the fellow Marine that points out the dogs drinking blood in "Redeployment"?
(a) Craig.
(b) Weissert.
(c) O'Leary.
(d) Eicholtz.

4. What operative name does the narrator describe for the activity of shooting dogs in "Redeployment"?
(a) Operation Scooby.
(b) Operation Stimpy.
(c) Operation Old Yeller.
(d) Operation GoGo.

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

6. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) In her twenties.
(b) In her thirties.
(c) In her forties.
(d) In her fifties.

7. On what deployment of the narrator's does Rachel get married in "Bodies"?
(a) On his third deployment.
(b) On his fifth deployment.
(c) On his fourth deployment.
(d) On his second deployment.

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

9. Where are the families of Marines killed in action sent to see their loved ones buried, according to the narrator in "OIF"?
(a) Dover.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Signa.
(d) Lejeune.

10. Where does the narrator's plane stop to refuel as it takes him home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

11. What type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?
(a) A Railroad Connection.
(b) A Daisy Chain.
(c) A Stairway.
(d) A Triple-Wheel.

12. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Pocket knives.

13. What does the acronym FRAGO represent?
(a) First Redirection of Orders.
(b) Fragmentary Order.
(c) First Regiment at Guard Order.
(d) First Redeployment and Guard Orders.

14. Who dies as a result of injuries from the attack on the MRAP in "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Garza.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Corporal Moore.
(d) Lance Corporal Suba.

15. 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 recovers and is awarded a Purple Heart.
(d) He is dishonorably discharged.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?

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

3. What is the name of the narrator's dog in "Redeployment"?

4. Where does Corporal G convince the narrator to go with him when they get a nintey-six in "Bodies"?

5. What does the acronym "MRAP" represent?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 448 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample