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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Cpl Sweet get shot in "FRAGO"?
(a) In the foot.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the thigh.

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

5. What does Doc use to treat Sweet's wound in "FRAGO"?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Iodine.
(c) QuickClot.
(d) Vodka and fire.

6. What is the narrator's hometown in "Bodies"?
(a) Callaway.
(b) Jackson.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Malvern.

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

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

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

10. What does the acronym OEF stand for in the narrative?
(a) Operational Engagement of Fiirst Deployed.
(b) Operation Extant Fury.
(c) Operation Engaged Fighting.
(d) Operation Enduring Freedom.

11. Who is described as the only Muslim in the narrator's platoon in "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Corporal Moore.
(d) Lance Corporal Jobrani.

12. Who is the narrator of "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Garza.
(b) Lance Corporal Suba.
(c) Corporal Moore.
(d) Lance Corporal MacClelland.

13. What does DI stand for in "OIF"?
(a) Double Indemnity.
(b) Detail Instructor.
(c) Drive Instructor.
(d) Drill Instructor.

14. What word refers to language peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group?
(a) Jargon.
(b) Irony.
(c) Omniscience.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the DI the narrator describes having beaten an Iraqi to death with a radio in "After Action Report"?

2. Who in the narrator's platoon was injured enough to be sent out of Iraq after the MRAP attack?

3. What type of project is described as "big" by Bob in “Money as a Weapons System”?

4. What does the narrator urge Dyer to get at the cafeteria in "FRAGO"?

5. Where is the memorial held for the Marine that was killed by the MRAP attack in "After Action Report"?

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