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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 much money per year does the narrator's new job pay in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
2. What smell does Jenks recall during the blast that injured him in "War Stories"?
3. Who tells the priest that a Marine in the battalion has been diagnosed with Combat Stress but is performing his duties efficiently in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
4. Who is the narrator sitting next to that he describes as "our number one guy" in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?
5. How old is James Vockler when he is killed in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation takes place between Wilson and Jessie in the end of “War Stories”?
2. How does the theme of exploitation apply to Waguih in “Psychological Operations”?
3. Whom does the priest reach out to for advice in “Prayer in the Furnace”? What advice does he receive?
4. What does Rodriguez symbolize in “Prayer in the Furnace”?
5. What causes Jewett to risk insubordination in “Ten Kliks South”?
6. Describe the narrative style of “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” What is happening in the beginning of the story?
7. What “clues” are described to indicate the presence of prostitutes in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?
8. What does Waguih represent in “Psychological Operations”? What was Waguih’s role in the military?
9. What symbolism and themes are related through the story “Ten Kliks South”?
10. What does the narrator realize during the memorial in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Waguih and Zara in “Psychological Operations.” What are the actions, objectives, and obstacles of each character in the story? What is the emotional driving force for each of these characters? What do they each represent symbolically in the story?
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