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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Corporal G convince the narrator to go with him when they get a nintey-six in "Bodies"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Newark.
(d) New York.

2. What does the acronym PPE in "OIF" represent?
(a) Personal Protective Equipment.
(b) Protocol for Protective Engineers.
(c) Personal Priority Engagement.
(d) Platoon of Priority Engineers.

3. Who is the DI the narrator describes having beaten an Iraqi to death with a radio in "After Action Report"?
(a) Staff Sergeant Black.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Lance Corporal Jobrani.

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

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

6. How far is Tikrit from Baghdad?
(a) 125 miles.
(b) 87 miles.
(c) 52 miles.
(d) 29 miles.

7. Who initially told the narrator the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Corporal G.
(d) Corporal Craig.

8. What branch of the military did Rachel want the narrator to join instead of the Marines?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Navy.

9. The narrator says in "Bodies" that except for him and the corporal, everyone in Mortuary Affairs talked about what?
(a) Love.
(b) Women.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Morality.

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

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

12. What do the Marines drop into the basement to disorient the enemy in "FRAGO"?
(a) A M870.
(b) A flashbang.
(c) An AK-47.
(d) A grenade.

13. What does the acronym "MRAP" represent?
(a) Marine Redeployment and Processing.
(b) Machine-Rotated Artillery Puncture.
(c) Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.
(d) Marine Rotary Assistant Police.

14. What is the narrator's enlistment code in "OIF"?
(a) 4200.
(b) 5100.
(c) 2500.
(d) 3400.

15. What weaponry do the teams use to tear down the back door of the target in "FRAGO"?
(a) A M870.
(b) A Remington Model 10.
(c) A Winchester Model 12.
(d) An AK-47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe having happened to "the retarded guy in the cage" in "Redeployment"?

2. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?

3. How is the narrator's hometown described in "Bodies"?

4. What term do the Marines use to refer to the enemy in Redeployment?

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

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