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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who initially told the narrator the story about the body bag in "Bodies"?

2. How old is Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?

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

4. What does the family of the fourteen-year-old girl that was raped want to do with her in “Money as a Weapons System”?

5. Where does the narrator describe flying out of to return home in "Redeployment"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of guilt apply to the narrator in “Money as a Weapons System”?

3. What symbolism is depicted in the story titled “FRAGO”? What does the narrator’s experience represent?

4. Who is Rachel, and what role does she play in the story “Bodies”?

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

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

7. What does the narrator do in the end of “Redeployment”? Why?

8. Who is the narrator of “After Action Report”? What is taking place when this story begins?

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

10. How does the narrator describe the different units in “OIF”? What was the narrator’s unit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character named “Old Man” in “In Vietnam They Had Whores.” How does the narrator come to know this character? What does the character do in the end of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of guilt, validation, and grief in the stories from Redeployment. What characters relate to these themes? What statements do you think that the author is making in regards to guilt, validation, and grief through these narratives?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Wilson and Jenks in “War Stories.” How old are these characters? Where do they live? Why are they meeting Sarah and Jessie in the narrative? What is their relationship to one another?

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