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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the narrator says that the troops just heard a lecture from what individual “who was in charge of all Civil Affairs in the area”?
(a) Specialist Darcy.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.

2. Who is described as “one of the intelligence guys” that has lost the use of his camera due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Corporal Rios.

3. 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) 10 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

4. Private Robin Perry says that he is from where originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Dix Hills, New York.
(b) Tampa, Florida.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

5. 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.

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

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

8. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Missing Relay Edict.”
(b) “Missing Recon Eviction.”
(c) “Metal Restrictor Envoy.”
(d) “Meal, Read-to-Eat.”

9. 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 Wall of China.
(b) The Berlin Wall.
(c) The statue of Jalibah.
(d) Saddam Hussein’s statue.

10. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Tampa, Florida.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Dix Hills, New York.

11. In the letter that Private Perry receives from his mother in Chapter 7, she relates that what individual at church didn’t believe Perry was in the army because he was too young?
(a) Sister Watkins.
(b) Sister Jenkins.
(c) Sister Anderson.
(d) Sister Ross.

12. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

13. In Chapter 2, the narrator states that “There were special detachments created for Medical, Construction, and Intelligence.” The Medical detachment people are said to be led by whom?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Sergeant Harris.
(c) Ahmed Sabbat.
(d) Corporal Jones.

14. Where does the narrator say Captain Coles had gone on his honeymoon in Chapter 6?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

15. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?
(a) A Humvee.
(b) A Bradley.
(c) A Water Buffalo.
(d) A Canyoneer.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in the beginning of Chapter 6 that they are currently located “at some Iraqi military school not far from” what airport?

2. The lines of the song that the narrator thinks of as his squad drives into Iraq are “Check out the real situation / Nation war against nation / When did it all begin? / When will it end?” These lyrics are from a song by whom?

3. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?

4. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?

5. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?

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