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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. When did Jenks join the Marine Corps?
(a) A year after Wilson.
(b) At the same time as Wilson.
(c) Six months after Wilson.
(d) A year before Wilson.

2. Where is Waguih from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Iran.
(c) Paraguay.
(d) Iraq.

3. What does Boylan say has ruined his chances for promotion to major in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) He was cited for insubordination.
(b) He got a DUI.
(c) He was injured too badly.
(d) He committed treason.

4. What can the priest see in Rodriguez's face in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Rage.
(d) Grief.

5. How much money per year does the narrator's new job pay in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) $120,000.
(b) $59,000.
(c) $230,000.
(d) $160,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Waguih play in PsyOps?

2. Who goes outside to smoke in "War Stories"?

3. What is given to the narrator before his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

4. What is the priest's former career in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

5. What is Vockler's military unit when he is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Jewett to risk insubordination in “Ten Kliks South”?

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

3. How does the theme of exploitation apply to Waguih in “Psychological Operations”?

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

5. What obstacles does the priest face in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

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

7. What compels the Marines to create mathematical formulas in “Ten Kliks South”?

8. What does Waguih relate to Zara regarding propaganda in “Psychological Operations”?

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

10. What conversation takes place between Wilson and Jessie in the end of “War Stories”?

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