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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the 1st Fire Team in "FRAGO"?
(a) Corporal O'Leary.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Corporal Craig.

2. What does the narrator put into Dyer's hand in the end of "FRAGO"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A fork.
(d) A knife.

3. Where are the families of Marines killed in action sent to see their loved ones buried, according to the narrator in "OIF"?
(a) Signa.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Dover.
(d) Lejeune.

4. How does the narrator describe Rachel's demeanor in high school in "Bodies"?
(a) She was filled with suppressed rage.
(b) She was melancholy.
(c) She was bubbly.
(d) She was effervescent.

5. Who is the fellow Marine that points out the dogs drinking blood in "Redeployment"?
(a) Weissert.
(b) O'Leary.
(c) Eicholtz.
(d) Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's senior drill instructor in "Bodies"?

2. Who dies as a result of injuries from the attack on the MRAP in "After Action Report"?

3. What type of project is described as "big" by Bob in “Money as a Weapons System”?

4. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?

5. How much does the MRAP weigh that is described by the narrator in "After Action Report"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator feel when turning in his rifle after deployment in “Redeployment”?

2. What happens to Rachel in the end of “Bodies”?

3. What symbolism is depicted in the story titled “FRAGO”? What does the narrator’s experience represent?

4. Whose memorial is described in “After Action Report”? How is the memorial described?

5. How does the theme of guilt apply to the narrator in “Money as a Weapons System”?

6. Describe the narrative style in “Money as a Weapons System.” What is the narrator’s perspective on the war in the beginning of the story?

7. Who is Rachel, and what role does she play in the story “Bodies”?

8. What is symbolized by the baseball uniforms in “Money as a Weapons System”?

9. What conflicts does the narrator face in “Money as a Weapons System”?

10. What decision does the narrator make at the end of “OIF”? Why?

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