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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of deployment, how many men in Rodriguez's battalion have been injured in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) About 50.
(b) About 30.
(c) Over 100.
(d) Under 20.

2. 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.

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

4. What is Jessie's disability in "War Stories"?
(a) She is missing a finger.
(b) She is a paraplegic.
(c) She is missing a leg.
(d) She is deaf.

5. What award did the deceased friend of Boylan receive posthumously in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) The Bronze Star.
(b) The Purple Heart.
(c) The Medal of Honor.
(d) The Navy Cross.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What drug was Jenks given that erases memory after his injury?
(a) Benedrine.
(b) Versed.
(c) Amoxyl.
(d) Pazil.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Waguih join the military?

2. What kind of music does Waguih describe the American troops playing on loudspeakers in Iraq?

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

4. How would you describe the narrative style of the stories in Redeployment?

5. How much money per year does the narrator's new job pay in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

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