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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 did the Coalition use to attack Baghdad?

2. How many days does it take for Afghanistan to be liberated?

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

4. Why does Bush not write his own address about the Iraq War?

5. Whom does Franks blame for the fact that he does not know where the Al Qaeda camps are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franks do in Qatar before starting the initial attack on Iraq?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Franks accused of in May 2002?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franks was deeply affected by the events on September 11. What are some of the reactions Franks had to this tragedy, and why was this so influential to his 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

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?

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