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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 disease do the members of First Platoon contract in Iraq?
(a) Syphillis.
(b) Gonorrhea.
(c) Herpes.
(d) AIDS.

2. What is Sarah's profession in "War Stories"?
(a) She is a doctor.
(b) She is a journalist.
(c) She is an actress.
(d) She is a waitress.

3. What does Rodgriguez ask the priest in their second meeting in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Whether a person goes to hell for not caring about the war.
(b) Whether a person goes to hell for adultery.
(c) Whether a person goes to hell for murdering a civilian.
(d) Whether a person goes to hell for not stopping a murder.

4. What religion does Zara decide to convert to in "Psychological Operations"?
(a) Islam.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

5. What is the priest's former career in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) He is a former boxer.
(b) He is a former banker.
(c) He is a former lawyer.
(d) He is a former teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "In Vietnam They Had Whores" refers to an uncomfortably warm environment?

2. For how long has the narrator's unit been in Iraq in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?

3. How many Marines are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?

4. What term from "Ten Kliks South" refers to a cord used to fire an artillery piece or arm the fuze mechanism on an air-dropped bomb?

5. Where is the priest serving in the end of "Prayer in the Furnace"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Boylan relate of his career in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”? What does the narrator ask Boylan at the end of the story?

2. What does the character of Zara represent in “Psychological Operations”?

3. What does Waguih represent in “Psychological Operations”? What was Waguih’s role in the military?

4. How are the characters of Sarah and Jessie described in “War Stories”?

5. Whom does the priest reach out to for advice in “Prayer in the Furnace”? What advice does he receive?

6. What symbolism is related in the story “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?

7. Who is James Vockler and how does his death impact the narrator in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

8. How would you describe the characters of Wilson and Jenks in “War Stories”?

9. What does the narrator represent symbolically in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

10. How are the prostitutes from the Vietnam War described in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?

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