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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do “MPs” refer to in the narrative?
(a) Machine Pumps.
(b) Masked Persons.
(c) Marked Persons.
(d) Military Police.

3. The first casualties that the narrator learns of in Chapter 4 are described as having been “hit around someplace called” what?
(a) Kazimayn.
(b) An Nasiriyah.
(c) An Najaf.
(d) Al Jazeera.

4. Who from the Third Squad is described in Chapter 2 as “a really quiet guy… who had worked in a rehabilitation center in civilian life”?
(a) Corbin.
(b) Lopez.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Jackson.

5. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?
(a) “Qatar by the Sea.”
(b) “Doha by the Sea.”
(c) “Aloha by the Sea.”
(d) “The land of forgiveness.”

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

7. 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) Sergeant Harris.
(b) Ahmed Sabbat.
(c) Corporal Jones.
(d) Captain Miller.

8. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) A AMX-13 light tank.
(b) A Hellcat.
(c) An Armadillo.
(d) A Humvee.

9. What river runs through Baghdad?
(a) The Euphrates River.
(b) The Nile River.
(c) The Tigris River.
(d) The Thames River.

10. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

11. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that something is finally being done with the buildings on what street?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Kennedy Street.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Lenox Avenue.

12. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?
(a) Corporal Pendleton.
(b) Specialist Darcy.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Corporal Rios.

13. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?
(a) 30.
(b) 42.
(c) 81.
(d) 75.

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

15. What is the name of Edie Law’s oldest daughter, according to the letter from Perry’s mother in Chapter 7?
(a) Ahmed Sabbat.
(b) Halima Telfah.
(c) Sarah Gilliam.
(d) LaKeisha Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?

2. What is the name of Private Perry’s mother?

3. What is the Arabic news station called that has shown some of the prisoners that have been taken in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?

5. What does “KIA” represent in the narrative?

(see the answer keys)

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