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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Prayer in the Furnace”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the memorial held for the Marine that was killed by the MRAP attack in "After Action Report"?
(a) The Camp Reyes chapel.
(b) The Camp Lejeune chapel.
(c) The Camp Fallujah chapel.
(d) The Camp Custard chapel.

2. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) In her twenties.
(b) In her forties.
(c) In her thirties.
(d) In her fifties.

3. Who tells the narrator about his experiences in the Vietnam War in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) The narrator's father.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The narrator's grandfather.
(d) The narrator's uncle.

4. How does the narrator describe Rachel's views on war in "Bodies"?
(a) She was an anarchist.
(b) She was a pacifist.
(c) She was anti-nationalist.
(d) She supported the Iraq War.

5. What word from "Prayer in the Furnace" refers to biographies of saints or venerated persons?
(a) Enlistmentary.
(b) Hagiographic.
(c) Paramentary.
(d) Elegaic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How would you describe the narrative style of the stories in Redeployment?

3. By the end of deployment, how many men in Rodriguez's battalion have been injured in "Prayer in the Furnace"?

4. How far is Tikrit from Baghdad?

5. What do the Marines drop into the basement to disorient the enemy in "FRAGO"?

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