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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. For how long has the narrator's unit been in Iraq in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

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

5. Where is Waguih from?
(a) Paraguay.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

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

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

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

9. 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 Dover chapel.
(c) The Camp Tokka chapel.
(d) The Camp David chapel.

10. Who fired the weapon that was used in the attack in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) Kurtz.
(b) Voorstadt.
(c) Green.
(d) The narrator.

11. For whom did Boylan ask the narrator to write a citation after his death in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(c) Sergeant Kurtz.
(d) Sergeant Julian Deme.

12. Who is the narrator of "War Stories"?
(a) Jenks.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Jessie.

13. How many people is "platoon sized" estimated to be in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What medal has Boylan earned in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

3. Who is the terrorist leader described in "Psychological Operations"?

4. What word from "War Stories" refers to fragmentation thrown out by an exploding bomb or shell?

5. Why was Waguih kicked out of his family home?

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