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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the narrator's platoon was injured enough to be sent out of Iraq after the MRAP attack?

2. Whose desk is Nathan instructed to take at his new office in Tikrit in “Money as a Weapons System”?

3. What does the narrator put into Dyer's hand in the end of "FRAGO"?

4. What does the acronym EOD represent?

5. What does the acronym OEF stand for in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is the narrator of “After Action Report”? What is taking place when this story begins?

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

5. Who is Rachel, and what role does she play in the story “Bodies”?

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

7. What is symbolized by the baseball uniforms in “Money as a Weapons System”?

8. Describe the narrative style of “FRAGO.” What is taking place when the story begins?

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

10. How does the narrator feel when turning in his rifle after deployment in “Redeployment”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What causes Dyer’s inability to act in “FRAGO”? How would you describe this character? What is done to help Dyer? Are these actions effective?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrator of “After Action Report.” What is the arc of this character? What initiates changes in the character? How do these changes manifest?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Rodriguez and the priest in “Prayer in the Furnace.” Why does the priest relate to Rodriguez’s anger? How does the priest go about helping Rodriguez? Is he successful? Why or why not?

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