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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 day do the Special Forces finally get into Afghanistan?

2. How often does Rumsfeld speak to Franks when the war begins?

3. What is the press emphasizing about the Iraq war?

4. Which paper gets the information about the meeting Franks has with Special Ops leaders?

5. What is Abu Ghraib?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Franks not like the way the press refers to the enemy, and why?

2. How does Franks decide the timeline for the initial attack on Iraq?

3. How does Franks say he leads his Generals in Iraq?

4. What is the purpose of Operation Anaconda?

5. What are the phases of Franks's plan to defeat terrorism?

6. What does Franks think about the removal of the Hussein regime?

7. What evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction does the Coalition find?

8. Why does Franks say they had to infiltrate Baghdad so quickly?

9. What does Franks do after the media disaster in March 2003?

10. What does Franks do when his wife visits Afghanistan with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the relationship like between Franks and President Bush, and how did this relationship change over the course of the war?

Essay Topic 2

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivations throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

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