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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 religion does Zara decide to convert to in "Psychological Operations"?

2. What word from "War Stories" refers to fragmentation thrown out by an exploding bomb or shell?

3. What drug was Jenks given that erases memory after his injury?

4. For how long has the narrator's unit been in Iraq in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?

5. For whom did Boylan ask the narrator to write a citation after his death in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator represent symbolically in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

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

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

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

5. What obstacles does the priest face in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

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

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

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

9. What is portrayed as an obstacle for Marines in obtaining mental help in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

10. What conversation takes place between Wilson and Jessie in the end of “War Stories”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss aspects of irony and foreshadowing in “FRAGO.” What is ironic about the Iraqis that have been saved in the story? What happens to them? How is “the enemy” defined in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Wilson and Jenks in “War Stories.” How old are these characters? Where do they live? Why are they meeting Sarah and Jessie in the narrative? What is their relationship to one another?

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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