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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the terrorist leader described in "Psychological Operations"?
(a) Omar bin Laden.
(b) Osama bin Laden.
(c) Hamida al-Attas.
(d) Laith al-Tawhid.

2. What did Wilson and Jenks spend most of their time doing when deployed in Iraq?
(a) Building and repairing roads.
(b) Sending radio signals.
(c) Cleaning bodies for Morturary Affairs.
(d) Paperwork.

3. Where is Amherst College located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New York.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Jersey.

4. In what religion was Waguih raised?
(a) Coptic Orthodox Christian.
(b) Islam.
(c) Greek Orthodox Christian.
(d) Judaism.

5. What is Rodriguez covered in during the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Blood.
(b) Coal.
(c) Machine oil.
(d) Flour.

6. The priest's former mentor tells him in "Prayer in the Furnace" that it is natural for men to do what?
(a) Regret coming to war.
(b) Lose faith under the circumstances of war.
(c) Commit adultery.
(d) Want to kill.

7. Who does the narrator fear is calling him in the beginning of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Denton Fujita.
(c) James Vockler.
(d) Sergeant Green.

8. What word from "Psychological Operations" refers to a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?
(a) Communism.
(b) Displacement.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Imperialism.

9. What is Deetz eating in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Salisbury steak.
(d) Ravioli and Pop-Tarts.

10. What medication and hormone is described in "War Stories"?
(a) Proazone.
(b) Epinephrine.
(c) Paragrine.
(d) Axenalpine.

11. What word from "Psychological Operations" means a temporary stay?
(a) Sojourn.
(b) Deposit.
(c) Parlay.
(d) Variance.

12. Why was Waguih kicked out of his family home?
(a) For his actions in the war.
(b) For refusing an arranged marriage.
(c) For stealing from his father.
(d) For attending college.

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

14. How much money per year does the narrator's new job pay in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) $59,000.
(b) $120,000.
(c) $230,000.
(d) $160,000.

15. What word from "In Vietnam They Had Whores" refers to the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia?
(a) Tundra.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Parka.
(d) Gondola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zara's last name in "Psychological Operations"?

2. What smell does Jenks recall during the blast that injured him in "War Stories"?

3. What does Boylan say has ruined his chances for promotion to major in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

4. 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?

5. What is the nickname of the narrator's friend and fellow Marine in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

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