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

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

3. How many Marines are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

4. Where is the first female that the narrator sees during his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) Dover.
(b) Al Asad.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) LeJeune.

5. By the end of deployment, how many men in Rodriguez's battalion have been injured in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) About 30.
(b) Under 20.
(c) Over 100.
(d) About 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the terrorist leader described in "Psychological Operations"?

2. What medication and hormone is described in "War Stories"?

3. Where does the narrator go with his friend after the memorial service in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

4. Where has Kevin Boylan just returned from in the beginning of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

5. What does Boylan's voice remind the narrator of in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator realize during the memorial in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?

3. How would you describe the narrative style of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”? What takes place in the opening of the story?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What symbolism and themes are related through the story “Ten Kliks South”?

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

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

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