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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. When does Nathan arrive in Tikrit in “Money as a Weapons System”?

2. Who introduces Nathan to Cindy in “Money as a Weapons System”?

3. Who has said in “Money as a Weapons System” that "sports diplomacy" could lead to democracy in Iraq?

4. What weapons are taken away from the Marines during their flight home in "Redeployment"?

5. Who in the narrator's platoon was injured enough to be sent out of Iraq after the MRAP attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Rachel in the end of “Bodies”?

2. What do the military medals in “OIF” represent symbolically?

3. Describe the narrative style in “Money as a Weapons System.” What is the narrator’s perspective on the war in the beginning of the story?

4. What is symbolized by the baseball uniforms in “Money as a Weapons System”?

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

6. How does the narrator describe his trip to a local mall in “Redeployment”?

7. What literary element dominates “Money as a Weapons System”?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the actions, objectives, obstacles, and conflicts of Najdah in “Money as a Weapons System.” What organization has Najdah established? What has driven her to her cause? What is the outcome for her objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the narrator of “OIF” make the decision to redeploy? What alternatives does he face? What does he hope to gain from his redeployment? How does this decision affect his life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss aspects of irony and foreshadowing in “FRAGO.” What is ironic about the Iraqis that have been saved in the story? What happens to them? How is “the enemy” defined in this story?

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