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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. Where does Franks spend Christmas 2001?

3. What did the Coalition use to attack Baghdad?

4. How long is Franks's private meeting with the president?

5. What is the first target of the war in Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franks say happens to Rumsfeld when Franks is out of town?

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

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

4. What is discussed about what will happen to Iraq after the war is over?

5. What is the first target of the Iraq War, and what happens?

6. What does Fahim demand to uphold his side of his plan?

7. What is the purpose of Operation Anaconda?

8. What does Franks say the dynamic between Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld is?

9. How does President Bush respond to Franks's plan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franks rubbed shoulders with many different important political figures. Who were some of the most influential leaders to him, and how did his associations with them affect his career?

Essay Topic 2

How did Franks find out he was adopted, and how did this early experience shape his life and his relationship with his parents?

Essay Topic 3

Franks and Rumsfeld were two men who were very similar in their natures, but were markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic personalities.

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