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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. What type of device is described by the narrator in "OIF" as one that sets off multiple blasts?

2. What does the acronym OEF stand for in the narrative?

3. What does the acronym FRAGO represent?

4. Where does Cpl Sweet get shot in "FRAGO"?

5. Where does the narrator describe being sent after deployment and before returning home in "Redeployment"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony is related regarding Rachel in “Bodies”?

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

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

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

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

6. What is symbolized by the death of the Iraqi boy in “After Action Report”?

7. How are IEDs defined in “OIF”? How are daisy chains described?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Timhead in “After Action Report.” What are Timhead’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in the story? What are the main conflicts that Timhead grapples with? Who assists Timhead?

Essay Topic 2

Describe, analyze, and discuss the language in “OIF.” Why does the author employ military lingo and acronyms throughout the story? What effects does the language have on the reader? What are examples of these terms?

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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