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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 is the nickname of the narrator's friend and fellow Marine in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

2. Who is the narrator of "War Stories"?

3. When did Jenks join the Marine Corps?

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

5. What is Deetz eating in "Ten Kliks South"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the characters of Wilson and Jenks in “War Stories”?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Jenks describe his experience when injured in “War Stories”?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrator of “After Action Report.” What is the arc of this character? What initiates changes in the character? How do these changes manifest?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator of “OIF” make the decision to redeploy? What alternatives does he face? What does he hope to gain from his redeployment? How does this decision affect his life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the actions, objectives, obstacles, and conflicts of Najdah in “Money as a Weapons System.” What organization has Najdah established? What has driven her to her cause? What is the outcome for her objectives?

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