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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 is Deetz eating in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Salisbury steak.
(c) Ravioli and Pop-Tarts.
(d) Pizza.
2. How many people is "platoon sized" estimated to be in "Ten Kliks South"?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.
3. For whom did Boylan ask the narrator to write a citation after his death in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) Sergeant Julian Deme.
(b) Corporal Weissert.
(c) Lance Corporal MacClelland.
(d) Sergeant Kurtz.
4. Who goes outside to smoke in "War Stories"?
(a) Jenks.
(b) Wilson and Jessie.
(c) Roger and Jenks.
(d) Jenks and Sarah.
5. According to the storyteller in "In Vietnam They Had Whores," what would happen in Vietnam if a prostitute from a white brothel was caught servicing a black man?
(a) She'd be put in jail.
(b) She'd be sent to North Korea.
(c) She'd be forced to marry him.
(d) She'd be beaten or murdered.
Short Answer Questions
1. What smell does Jenks recall during the blast that injured him in "War Stories"?
2. Where are Rodriguez and the priest standing in the beginning of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
3. What word from "War Stories" refers to fragmentation thrown out by an exploding bomb or shell?
4. How many people do the Marines estimate they killed per gun in "Ten Kliks South"?
5. What does Boylan's voice remind the narrator of in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rodriguez symbolize in “Prayer in the Furnace”?
2. How does Waguih describe the incident where he was responsible for another man’s death in “Psychological Operations”?
3. What does the narrator realize during the memorial in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?
4. What “clues” are described to indicate the presence of prostitutes in “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?
5. What does Waguih represent in “Psychological Operations”? What was Waguih’s role in the military?
6. What does the narrator represent symbolically in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
7. What does the character of Zara represent in “Psychological Operations”?
8. Describe the narrative style of “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” What is happening in the beginning of the story?
9. How does Jenks describe his experience when injured in “War Stories”?
10. What is portrayed as an obstacle for Marines in obtaining mental help in “Prayer in the Furnace”?
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