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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. How many Marines are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?

2. What award was the citation seeking that the narrator wrote for Boylan's friend in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

3. The priest's former mentor tells him in "Prayer in the Furnace" that it is natural for men to do what?

4. In what religion was Waguih raised?

5. What was the narrator's position during his second deployment to Fallujah in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Waguih describe the incident where he was responsible for another man’s death in “Psychological Operations”?

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

5. What does Waguih represent in “Psychological Operations”? What was Waguih’s role in the military?

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

7. What does the narrator think about when he passes the medic tent in “Ten Kliks South”?

8. 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?

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

10. How does the theme of guilt apply to Boylan in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the character of Rachel in “Bodies.” What does Rachel represent symbolically for the narrator? How has Rachel influenced the narrator’s actions? What is symbolized by her absence at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of dogs in “Redeployment.” How does the narrator describe the dogs during his deployment? How does he feel about killing the dogs? How does the narrator’s dog at come connect with the dogs in Iraq?

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