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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term from "Ten Kliks South" refers to a cord used to fire an artillery piece or arm the fuze mechanism on an air-dropped bomb?
(a) Lanyard.
(b) Mandible.
(c) Coronary.
(d) Promontory.

2. Who goes outside to smoke in "War Stories"?
(a) Wilson and Jessie.
(b) Roger and Jenks.
(c) Jenks and Sarah.
(d) Jenks.

3. Approximately how many people does Sanchez estimate each man killed in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 0.9.
(b) 0.52.
(c) 1.3.
(d) 0.7.

4. Where does the narrator go with his friend after the memorial service in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) The Pink Pussycat.
(b) The Cat's Meow.
(c) The White Horse.
(d) The Pink Flamingo.

5. How are the women described at the strip club the narrator goes to in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) Very attractive.
(b) Iraqi.
(c) Unattractive.
(d) Very young.

6. Who tells the priest that a Marine in the battalion has been diagnosed with Combat Stress but is performing his duties efficiently in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Sergeant Haupert.
(b) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(c) Major Zima.
(d) Sergeant Kurtz.

7. Where is the priest serving in the end of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Camp Scott.
(b) Camp Zima.
(c) Camp Lejeune.
(d) Camp Dover.

8. Why does Zara report Waguih to school authorities in "Psychological Operations"?
(a) For vandalism.
(b) For raping her roommate.
(c) For making a threat to her.
(d) For drinking on campus.

9. Where is the first female that the narrator sees during his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) Dover.
(b) LeJeune.
(c) Al Asad.
(d) Baghdad.

10. Who is the priest's former mentor in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Father Skawinski.
(b) Father Smith.
(c) Father Connelly.
(d) Father O'Leary.

11. How many Marines are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

12. Where does the narrator attend a memorial service for his team leader in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) The Camp Lejeune chapel.
(b) The Camp Tokka chapel.
(c) The Camp David chapel.
(d) The Camp Dover chapel.

13. What disease do the members of First Platoon contract in Iraq?
(a) Syphillis.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Herpes.
(d) Gonorrhea.

14. What is the priest's former career in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) He is a former lawyer.
(b) He is a former boxer.
(c) He is a former banker.
(d) He is a former teacher.

15. Who tells the narrator about his experiences in the Vietnam War in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) The narrator's brother.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator's uncle.
(d) The narrator's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sarah's profession in "War Stories"?

2. What is Jessie's disability in "War Stories"?

3. How many people is "platoon sized" estimated to be in "Ten Kliks South"?

4. The priest's former mentor tells him in "Prayer in the Furnace" that it is natural for men to do what?

5. What word from "In Vietnam They Had Whores" refers to an uncomfortably warm environment?

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