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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 type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?
(a) A Stairway.
(b) A Daisy Chain.
(c) A Triple-Wheel.
(d) A Railroad Connection.

2. 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.

3. What was used as a torture weapon on the captives' ankles in "FRAGO"?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A hand saw.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A power drill.

4. Who gets out of the vehicle with the narrator when it is hit by an IED in "OIF"?
(a) Sergeant Green.
(b) Corporal Sweet.
(c) Sergeant Kurtz.
(d) Lance Corporal MacClelland.

5. What does PFC refer to in "Redeployment"?
(a) Protective First Consulate.
(b) Protective Fire Control.
(c) Personal Fire Control.
(d) Private First Class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator's hometown described in "Bodies"?

2. What does the acronym NAM represent in "OIF"?

3. What does the narrator urge Dyer to get at the cafeteria in "FRAGO"?

4. Who shoots the young Iraqi boy in "After Action Report"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator describe the different units in “OIF”? What was the narrator’s unit?

10. What killing has taken place in “After Action Report”? Why does the narrator take credit for the killing?

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