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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. What does the acronym "MRAP" represent?

2. Where are the families of Marines killed in action sent to see their loved ones buried, according to the narrator in "OIF"?

3. Who shoots the young Iraqi boy in "After Action Report"?

4. How does the narrator describe his feelings for the PFC that died in the end of "OIF"?

5. What word refers to language peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the military medals in “OIF” represent symbolically?

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

3. What killing has taken place in “After Action Report”? Why does the narrator take credit for the killing?

4. How are IEDs defined in “OIF”? How are daisy chains described?

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

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

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

8. Whose memorial is described in “After Action Report”? How is the memorial described?

9. What conflicts does the narrator face in “Money as a Weapons System”?

10. What is discovered in the basement in “FRAGO”? How do the Marines enter the basement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrator’s relationship with his father in “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” Why is the narrator’s father telling him war stories in the beginning of the story? How does the narrator respond to the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Describe, analyze, and discuss the language in “OIF.” Why does the author employ military lingo and acronyms throughout the story? What effects does the language have on the reader? What are examples of these terms?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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