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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 military acronym SSTP represent?
(a) Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon.
(b) Standard Surgical Trauma Position.
(c) Special State Thread Protocol.
(d) Special Surgical Trauma Protocol.

2. Who introduces Nathan to Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) James.
(b) Bob.
(c) Mark.
(d) Paul.

3. Who dies as a result of injuries from the attack on the MRAP in "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Garza.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(d) Lance Corporal Suba.

4. How does the narrator describe his feelings for the PFC that died in the end of "OIF"?
(a) He loved him.
(b) He hated him.
(c) He resented him.
(d) He made fun of him.

5. Where does the narrator's plane stop to refuel as it takes him home in "Redeployment"?
(a) France.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Spain.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what deployment of the narrator's does Rachel get married in "Bodies"?

2. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?

3. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?

4. What do the Marines drop into the basement to disorient the enemy in "FRAGO"?

5. What is the narrator's enlistment code in "OIF"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe his trip to a local mall in “Redeployment”?

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

4. How are IEDs defined in “OIF”? How are daisy chains described?

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

6. Describe the narrative style of “FRAGO.” What is taking place when the story begins?

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

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

9. What is symbolized by the death of the Iraqi boy in “After Action Report”?

10. What is discovered in the basement in “FRAGO”? How do the Marines enter the basement?

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