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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does PFC refer to in "Redeployment"?
(a) Protective First Consulate.
(b) Protective Fire Control.
(c) Personal Fire Control.
(d) Private First Class.

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

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

4. Who introduces Nathan to Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Bob.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) Mark.

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

6. What does the narrator urge Dyer to get at the cafeteria in "FRAGO"?
(a) Cupcakes.
(b) Cheesecake.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Cherry cobbler.

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

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

9. Who orders five beers at once during the refueling stop in "Redeployment"?
(a) Sergeant Price.
(b) Lieutenant Eicholtz.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Corporal O'Leary.

10. Who in the narrator's platoon was injured enough to be sent out of Iraq after the MRAP attack?
(a) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(b) Eicholtz.
(c) Corporal Moore.
(d) Big Man.

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

12. When was the narrator first told the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2003.

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

14. Who leads the 2nd Fire Team in "FRAGO"?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Corporal Craig.
(c) Corporal Sweet.
(d) Corporal Moore.

15. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Rum.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Listerine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's plane stop to refuel as it takes him home in "Redeployment"?

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

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

4. Who shoots the young Iraqi boy in "After Action Report"?

5. How much does the MRAP weigh that is described by the narrator in "After Action Report"?

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