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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has just been pronounced dead in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Denton Fujita.
(b) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(c) Corporal Garza.
(d) Major Zima.

2. How many of the Marines Jenks was with died from the blast that injured him?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

4. Where has Kevin Boylan just returned from in the beginning of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Iran.
(d) Tripoli.

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

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

7. What does the narrator's friend say he'll buy him in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) A new radio.
(b) A lap dance.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A car.

8. What word from "Prayer in the Furnace" refers to biographies of saints or venerated persons?
(a) Hagiographic.
(b) Enlistmentary.
(c) Elegaic.
(d) Paramentary.

9. What religion does Zara decide to convert to in "Psychological Operations"?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Judaism.

10. What does Boylan say has ruined his chances for promotion to major in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) He was cited for insubordination.
(b) He was injured too badly.
(c) He got a DUI.
(d) He committed treason.

11. How many people do the Marines estimate they killed per gun in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 2.3.
(b) 6.6.
(c) 1.9.
(d) 7.2.

12. Where are Rodriguez and the priest standing in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Outside of Charlie Medical.
(b) Outside of Camp Lejeune.
(c) Outside of the first battalion's zone.
(d) Outside of the chapel.

13. What role did Waguih play in PsyOps?
(a) He was a translator.
(b) He was a medic.
(c) He was an engineer.
(d) He worked in the mortuary.

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

15. What medal has Boylan earned in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) A Purple Heart.
(b) A Medal of Honor.
(c) A Navy Cross.
(d) A Bronze Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the narrator's friends call him in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

2. According to the storyteller in "In Vietnam They Had Whores," what would happen in Vietnam if a prostitute from a white brothel was caught servicing a black man?

3. What question does the narrator ask Boylan at the end of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

4. What did Wilson and Jenks spend most of their time doing when deployed in Iraq?

5. What word from "Psychological Operations" refers to a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

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