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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first female that the narrator sees during his deployment in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Al Asad.
(c) Dover.
(d) LeJeune.

2. Why did Waguih join the military?
(a) To commit espionage.
(b) To attain revenge for his brother's death.
(c) To help college costs and make his father proud.
(d) To attain revenge on his father.

3. How would you describe the narrative style of the stories in Redeployment?
(a) They are all related from a third-person omniscient narrator.
(b) They are all related by the same first-person narrator.
(c) Half are related in first-person and half are related in third-person.
(d) They are all related in first-person from different perspectives.

4. What word from "In Vietnam They Had Whores" refers to the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia?
(a) Gondola.
(b) Parka.
(c) Monsoon.
(d) Tundra.

5. Who is the narrator of "War Stories"?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Jenks.
(d) Sarah.

6. What can the priest see in Rodriguez's face in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Rage.

7. Who does the narrator fear is calling him in the beginning of “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) Denton Fujita.
(b) James Vockler.
(c) Corporal Weissert.
(d) Sergeant Green.

8. How many have died in Rodriguez's battalion in the past four months in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

9. Who loaded the weapon that was used in the attack in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) Green.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Kurtz.
(d) Jobrani.

10. Where does the narrator go with his friend after the memorial service in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?
(a) The Pink Flamingo.
(b) The Pink Pussycat.
(c) The Cat's Meow.
(d) The White Horse.

11. By the end of deployment, how many men in Rodriguez's battalion have been injured in "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) About 50.
(b) Over 100.
(c) Under 20.
(d) About 30.

12. The priest's former mentor tells him in "Prayer in the Furnace" that it is natural for men to do what?
(a) Regret coming to war.
(b) Commit adultery.
(c) Want to kill.
(d) Lose faith under the circumstances of war.

13. For how long has the narrator's unit been in Iraq in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 1 month.

14. Why does Zara report Waguih to school authorities in "Psychological Operations"?
(a) For drinking on campus.
(b) For making a threat to her.
(c) For vandalism.
(d) For raping her roommate.

15. What kind of music does Waguih describe the American troops playing on loudspeakers in Iraq?
(a) Rap music.
(b) Opera music.
(c) Country music.
(d) Broadway music.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Marines Jenks was with died from the blast that injured him?

2. Who is the terrorist leader described in "Psychological Operations"?

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

4. What word from "Psychological Operations" refers to a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

5. How many Marines are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Ten Kliks South"?

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