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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 happens to the Marine whose legs are blown off in the explosion in "OIF"?

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

3. When does Nathan arrive in Tikrit in “Money as a Weapons System”?

4. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?

5. What is the name of the narrator in "Redeployment"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What internal conflict plagues Timhead in “After Action Report”?

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

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

5. What symbolism is depicted in the story titled “FRAGO”? What does the narrator’s experience represent?

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

7. What was the narrator’s position in the military in “Bodies”? How did this position affect him?

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

9. How does the narrator describe his trip to a local mall in “Redeployment”?

10. How is the narrator’s civilian life described when he returns home in “Redeployment”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of lying or exaggeration in “Bodies.” Why does the narrator lie about or exaggerate his stories of the war? How do his lies and exaggerations differ for different people? What is the truth of his experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character named “Old Man” in “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” How does the narrator come to know this character? What does the character do in the end of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of guilt, validation, and grief in the stories from Redeployment. What characters relate to these themes? What statements do you think that the author is making in regards to guilt, validation, and grief through these narratives?

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