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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe having happened to "the retarded guy in the cage" in "Redeployment"?
(a) "They'd shot mercury into his skull."
(b) "They'd poisoned him with sleeping pills."
(c) "They'd shot dexodrone into his skull."
(d) "They'd electrocuted him."

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

3. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2005.

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

5. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?
(a) Bayonets.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Pocket knives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator suggest his girlfriend do when he returns home in "OIF"?

2. What video game does the narrator describe Timhead playing in "After Action Report"?

3. Who leads the 1st Fire Team in "FRAGO"?

4. Who is the narrator's senior drill instructor in "Bodies"?

5. What word refers to language peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolized by the activity described in the beginning of “Redeployment”?

2. What killing has taken place in “After Action Report”? Why does the narrator take credit for the killing?

3. Describe the narrative style of “FRAGO.” What is taking place when the story begins?

4. How does the narrator feel when turning in his rifle after deployment in “Redeployment”?

5. Whose memorial is described in “After Action Report”? How is the memorial described?

6. What do the Marines do after entering the basement in “FRAGO”?

7. How is the narrator’s civilian life described when he returns home in “Redeployment”?

8. Who is the narrator of “Bodies”? How does this narrator describe his feelings about the war in the story?

9. What conflicts does the narrator face in “Money as a Weapons System”?

10. What internal conflict plagues Timhead in “After Action Report”?

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