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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?
(a) Leetown, West Virginia.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

2. Along what river do the narrator and his squad travel as they head northeast in Chapter 5?
(a) The Nile River.
(b) The Euphrates River.
(c) The Tigris River.
(d) The Mississippi River.

3. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?
(a) High blood pressure.
(b) Stomach ulcers.
(c) A heart murmur.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?
(a) Sergeant Harris, Corporal Evans, and Specialist Darcy.
(b) Captain Coles, Lieutenant Nelson, and Captain Miller.
(c) Colonel King, Specialist Darcy, and Captain Miller.
(d) Captain Miller, Private Perry, and Corporal Kennedy.

6. The location that Captain Coles tells the narrator they’re going to after changing directions in Chapter 5 is how far northeast from where they are now?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

7. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?
(a) “Calling the cops.”
(b) “Shooting back.”
(c) “Jumping up.”
(d) “Diving down.”

8. What is the hometown of Sergeant Robert Harris, as noted in Chapter 1?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Dix Hills, New York.

9. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?
(a) Halima Telfah.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Ahmed Sabbat.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

10. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that Perry’s father still thinks he is how old?
(a) 17.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 19.

11. The narrator says in Chapter 6 that “the guys from the 3rd ID and the 4th Marines were bopping around Baghdad and getting on television” because they had been present when what was torn down?
(a) The statue of Jalibah.
(b) The Wall of China.
(c) The Berlin Wall.
(d) Saddam Hussein’s statue.

12. When Captain Coles tells the narrator that they’re changing direction in Chapter 5, he explains, “The 204th Medical called asking for some help south of” what location?
(a) “Kazimayn.”
(b) “Al Jazeera.”
(c) “An Nasiriyah.”
(d) “An Najaf.”

13. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) “I Wanna Sing You a Song Baby That Ain’t the Blues.”
(b) “Yesterday’s Blues and Tomorrow’s Rainbows.”
(c) “I Hate Your Mother Worse Than I Hate This Sand Blues.”
(d) “It’s a Long Way to Yesterday and a Longer Way til Tomorrow.”

14. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) AMGG.
(b) DRGE.
(c) ALKN.
(d) LIJS.

15. What does “WMD” refer to in the novel?
(a) “War of Mind Destruction.”
(b) “Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
(c) “War of Material Detonation.”
(d) “Weapons of Marine Detachment.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Captain Coles had gone on his honeymoon in Chapter 6?

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?

3. The letter that Private Perry receives from his mother in Chapter 7 is dated when?

4. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?

5. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?

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