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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. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?
(a) Rum.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Listerine.
(d) Whiskey.

2. How long after the narrator got his dog from the shelter did it start turning gray in "Redeployment"?
(a) 6 months later.
(b) 3 years later.
(c) 2 years later.
(d) 1 year later.

3. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Senegal.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Iran.

4. Where does Cpl Sweet get shot in "FRAGO"?
(a) In the foot.
(b) In the neck.
(c) In the thigh.
(d) In the arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Rachel's demeanor in high school in "Bodies"?

2. What does the family of the fourteen-year-old girl that was raped want to do with her in “Money as a Weapons System”?

3. Who initially told the narrator the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?

4. What is the narrator's wife's name in "Redeployment"?

5. When was the narrator first told the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the narrator of “Bodies”? How does this narrator describe his feelings about the war in the story?

5. What internal conflict plagues Timhead in “After Action Report”?

6. What do the Marines do after entering the basement in “FRAGO”?

7. 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?

8. What does the narrator do in the end of “Redeployment”? Why?

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

10. How would you describe the language style of “OIF”? Why do you think the author employs this style?

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