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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. How does the president say he will react to terrorism in his State of the Union address?

2. How does the coalition begin the war?

3. Who is thought to be at the first target of the Iraq war?

4. Why does Franks give Selah bad information about American plans?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the media disaster of March 2003?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Franks do when Rumsfeld says nothing is working?

7. How do the Joint Chiefs of Staff respond to Franks's plan?

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

9. What does Franks say about the WMD in the last chapter?

10. Why does Franks not want to present his plan to the Join Chiefs of Staff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Responsibility and coming of age are two ideas that are addressed in many places of this history. Where do these ideas appear, and how do they work together to change Franks's life?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choosing sides was something Franks had to do often in his lifetime. What are some of the examples of this in the book, and how did it affect the people involved in those decisions?

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