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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 did Wilson and Jenks spend most of their time doing when deployed in Iraq?
(a) Paperwork.
(b) Building and repairing roads.
(c) Sending radio signals.
(d) Cleaning bodies for Morturary Affairs.

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

3. How was Rodriguez's friend and battalion member recently killed in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) He fell into the river.
(b) He was shot by a sniper.
(c) He stepped on a land mine.
(d) He was electrocuted.

4. What medication and hormone is described in "War Stories"?
(a) Proazone.
(b) Axenalpine.
(c) Paragrine.
(d) Epinephrine.

5. What is Vockler's military unit when he is killed?
(a) 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines.
(b) 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
(c) 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines.
(d) 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says he doesn't feel like he killed anybody in "Ten Kliks South"?

2. Where is the first female that the narrator sees during his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

3. Who is the priest's former mentor in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

4. What is Jessie's disability in "War Stories"?

5. What kind of music does Waguih describe the American troops playing on loudspeakers in Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of guilt apply to Wilson in “War Stories”?

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

3. How does the narrator describe the statistics of Rodriguez’s battalion in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

4. How is Jewett described in “Ten Kliks South”? What is Jewett’s central conflict?

5. What does Rodriguez symbolize in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the narrative style of “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” What is happening in the beginning of the story?

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