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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Jackie Gleason.

2. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?
(a) 18.
(b) 22.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

3. 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 Ross.
(b) Sister Jenkins.
(c) Sister Watkins.
(d) Sister Anderson.

4. Harris says that he served on tour where in the first Gulf War in Chapter 6?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Vietnam.

5. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Stormville, New York.
(b) Tampa, Florida.
(c) Harlem, New York.
(d) Stone Mountain, Georgia.

6. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) September.

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

8. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?
(a) The 507th Regiment.
(b) The 422nd Regiment.
(c) The 104th Regiment.
(d) The 302nd Regiment.

9. 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) Corporal Jones.
(c) Captain Miller.
(d) Ahmed Sabbat.

10. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that she saw on television that a white Baptist church where was preparing food and stuff to send to the troops?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) Kentucky.

11. The 3rd Infantry Division is generally following what group that enters Iraq first in Chapter 4?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Political Brigade.
(d) The Special Ops.

12. Who shows Private Perry a photograph of his little girls who are described as “two redheaded girls, about three or four” in Chapter 6?
(a) Halima Telfah.
(b) Corporal Pendleton.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Corporal Rios.

13. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

14. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?
(a) Specialist Darcy.
(b) Captain Miller.
(c) Captain Coles.
(d) Sergeant Harris.

15. 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) 10 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the hometown of Sergeant Robert Harris, as noted in Chapter 1?

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

3. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

4. Along what river do the narrator and his squad travel as they head northeast in Chapter 5?

5. 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?

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