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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 Jenks say his first thought was when he came to after his injury in "War Stories"?

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

3. What is the priest's former career in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

4. How was Rodriguez's friend and battalion member recently killed in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

5. Why did Waguih join the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolism is related in the story “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?

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

3. 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?

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. Who is James Vockler and how does his death impact the narrator in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?

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

7. How does the narrator describe the statistics of Rodriguez’s battalion in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

8. What does Rodriguez symbolize in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

9. How does the theme of exploitation apply to Waguih in “Psychological Operations”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the theme and representation of bureaucracy in “Money as a Weapons System.” Does the author present the bureaucratic processes of the military in a favorable light or an unfavorable one? Why? How does the narrator feel about the bureaucratic system?

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