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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 idiom does Major Scott use when talking to the sheik to describe cooperation in Chapter 14?

2. Jonesy says in Chapter 13, “The only dying that means anything is” what?

3. Who does Perry say had painted some Iraqi people and scenes using watercolors in Chapter 14?

4. Jonesy says he was in jail once in his life because he’d been charged with what crime in Chapter 11?

5. Where does Corporal Kennedy describe growing up in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corporal Rios find when he opens the package from eBay in Chapter 9?

2. Who informs the CA unit that they are to remain in the Green Zone in Chapter 13?

3. What mission is the CA unit given in Chapter 14? Who will accompany them on the mission?

4. Who does Captain Coles introduce to the Civil Affairs unit in Chapter 10?

5. How is the setting of the meeting site described in Chapter 14? Who leads the discussion with the sheikh?

6. What causes the argument between Jonesy and Sergeant Harris in Chapter 10?

7. Whom do Perry’s team have tea with in Chapter 9? What do they learn from this character?

8. Why does Corporal Rios say he ordered a monkey from eBay in Chapter 9?

9. What event takes place as Perry’s convoy is backed up in a line of vehicles in Chapter 12?

10. Where does Perry’s team go next in the pursuit of their mission after Major Sessions returns to camp in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Corporal Charlie Jones (“Jonesy”) in the novel. Why does Jonesy take Private Perry on as a friend soon after meeting him? Where is Jonesy from? How old is Jonesy? What kind of music does he love?

Essay Topic 2

Detail the hierarchy of leadership within Private Perry’s CA unit and squad. Who oversees the entire CA unit? Where does Private Perry fall in the hierarchy of power? What is Major Session’s role in the unit?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Saddam Hussein and the history of Iraq’s military operations prior to the Iraq War. What political, cultural, and religious factions can be seen in Iraq at this time? What is Iraq’s history of warfare with neighboring countries like?

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