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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 acronym NAM represent in "OIF"?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Naval Academy Marine.
(c) Naval Artillery Machine.
(d) Navy Achievement Medal.

2. What does Chris suggests Nathan teach Iraqi widows in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Factory work.
(b) Crocheting.
(c) Beekeeping.
(d) How to read.

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

4. What type of project is described as "big" by Bob in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Starting a baseball league.
(b) Starting a Women's Business Bureau.
(c) Erecting a water treatment plant.
(d) Filtering water.

5. What does the acronym PPE in "OIF" represent?
(a) Personal Protective Equipment.
(b) Platoon of Priority Engineers.
(c) Protocol for Protective Engineers.
(d) Personal Priority Engagement.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Rachel's views on war in "Bodies"?

2. What does Doc use to treat Sweet's wound in "FRAGO"?

3. What is the name of the narrator's dog in "Redeployment"?

4. What happens to the Marine whose legs are blown off in the explosion in "OIF"?

5. What type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the narrator’s civilian life described when he returns home in “Redeployment”?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What do the military medals in “OIF” represent symbolically?

10. How do the Marines enter the targeted house in “FRAGO”? What do they discover upon entering?

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