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

2. What word from "Ten Kliks South" refers to a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories?
(a) Daisy Chain.
(b) Howitzer.
(c) Flashbang.
(d) PRG.

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

4. What was the narrator's position during his second deployment to Fallujah in “Unless it’s a Sucking Chest Wound”?
(a) He was an adjutant.
(b) He was in military police.
(c) He was a medic.
(d) He was a mortician.

5. Where is the priest serving in the end of "Prayer in the Furnace"?
(a) Camp Scott.
(b) Camp Lejeune.
(c) Camp Zima.
(d) Camp Dover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how many people does Sanchez estimate each man killed in "Ten Kliks South"?

3. What is Jessie's disability in "War Stories"?

4. When did Jenks join the Marine Corps?

5. Where does the narrator attend a memorial service for his team leader in "In Vietnam They Had Whores"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rodriguez symbolize in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

2. What obstacles does the priest face in “Prayer in the Furnace”?

3. How does the theme of exploitation apply to Waguih in “Psychological Operations”?

4. How does the theme of guilt apply to Wilson in “War Stories”?

5. How would you describe the characters of Wilson and Jenks in “War Stories”?

6. What symbolism is related in the story “In Vietnam They Had Whores”?

7. What does the character of Zara represent in “Psychological Operations”?

8. What causes Jewett to risk insubordination in “Ten Kliks South”?

9. How is Jewett described in “Ten Kliks South”? What is Jewett’s central conflict?

10. What does Waguih represent in “Psychological Operations”? What was Waguih’s role in the military?

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