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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Franks realize when he is promoted to General?
(a) The job is easier than he expected.
(b) There is distance between him and his men.
(c) He is not as respected as he thought he would be.
(d) He misses the menial jobs.

2. What does Franks do at his first GI Party?
(a) Learn the rules of war.
(b) Do push ups.
(c) Study Vietnam.
(d) Clean latrines.

3. What is the title of the third chapter?
(a) Panama.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) The Trial.
(d) The Crucible.

4. What does Franks train to be after Basic Training?
(a) Para-trooper.
(b) Air Traffic controller.
(c) Crypto-analyst.
(d) Security guard.

5. Where do the Iraqis expect American troops to travel during Desert Storm?
(a) The Israeli Pass.
(b) The Persian Gulf.
(c) The Canal.
(d) The Wadi.

6. What does Franks say Clarke is good at?
(a) Seeing both sides of an issue.
(b) Communicating.
(c) Presenting problems.
(d) Solving problems.

7. What was the name of Franks's father?
(a) Reggie.
(b) Reynold.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Ray.

8. Where does Franks spend his Christmas in 1990?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Afghanistan.

9. What causes Franks to receive death threats?
(a) He talks about his time in Vietnam.
(b) He is a harsh disciplinarian.
(c) He defends the peasants in Vietnam.
(d) He cracks down on drug usage.

10. How does Franks write the prologue of this book?
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Objectively.
(c) Powerfully.
(d) Personally.

11. How old was Tommy when he moved to Stratford?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

12. What branch of the military did Franks's father work for?
(a) Navy.
(b) Marines.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Army.

13. How does Franks communicate with the president when war is declared?
(a) T1 conferencing.
(b) Phone.
(c) Satellite video connection.
(d) In person .

14. What year does the president Franks works for declare war?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2007.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2003.

15. What does Franks study when he goes back to college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Military Intelligence.
(c) Business.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Franks's interests in high school?

2. Who greets Franks when he wakes up after being wounded?

3. Where is Franks when the president he works for declares war?

4. What made Franks's college grades suffer?

5. What does Franks use his own money to buy for his unit?

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