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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator consider drinking to deal with his circumstances in "FRAGO"?
(a) Rum.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Listerine.
(d) Gasoline.

2. What does the narrator suggest his girlfriend do when he returns home in "OIF"?
(a) He asks her to marry him.
(b) He tells her to leave him.
(c) He tells her to move to Cleveland.
(d) He suggests she leave her husband.

3. Who examines the damage to the MRAP in the beginning of "After Action Report"?
(a) Lance Corporal Ozzie Suba.
(b) Corporal Garza.
(c) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(d) Corporal Moore.

4. How does the narrator describe Rachel's demeanor in high school in "Bodies"?
(a) She was melancholy.
(b) She was filled with suppressed rage.
(c) She was bubbly.
(d) She was effervescent.

5. Where does Corporal G convince the narrator to go with him when they get a nintey-six in "Bodies"?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Newark.
(d) New York.

6. What does the narrator urge Dyer to get at the cafeteria in "FRAGO"?
(a) Cupcakes.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Cherry cobbler.
(d) Cheesecake.

7. What happens to the Marine whose legs are blown off in the explosion in "OIF"?
(a) He recovers and is awarded a Purple Heart.
(b) He goes on to become Corporal.
(c) He is dishonorably discharged.
(d) He dies in surgery.

8. What does the acronym OEF stand for in the narrative?
(a) Operation Engaged Fighting.
(b) Operation Extant Fury.
(c) Operational Engagement of Fiirst Deployed.
(d) Operation Enduring Freedom.

9. What branch of the military did Rachel want the narrator to join instead of the Marines?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Peace Corps.
(d) The Navy.

10. Who leads the 2nd Fire Team in "FRAGO"?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Corporal Moore.
(c) Corporal Craig.
(d) Corporal Sweet.

11. How old is Timhead's younger brother that's in juvie for setting fires?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

12. What does Chris suggests Nathan teach Iraqi widows in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) How to read.
(b) Beekeeping.
(c) Crocheting.
(d) Factory work.

13. Who introduces Nathan to Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?
(a) Mark.
(b) Bob.
(c) James.
(d) Paul.

14. What does DI stand for in "OIF"?
(a) Drive Instructor.
(b) Drill Instructor.
(c) Detail Instructor.
(d) Double Indemnity.

15. Who is the DI the narrator describes having beaten an Iraqi to death with a radio in "After Action Report"?
(a) Corporal Weissert.
(b) Staff Sergeant Black.
(c) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(d) Lance Corporal MacClelland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with the current water pipelines that have been constructed in “Money as a Weapons System”?

2. How long after graduating boot camp is the narrator deployed to Iraq for the first time in "Bodies"?

3. Who orders five beers at once during the refueling stop in "Redeployment"?

4. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?

5. The narrator says in "Bodies" that except for him and the corporal, everyone in Mortuary Affairs talked about what?

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