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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 100 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

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

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

5. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?
(a) Jonesy.
(b) Birdy.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Jackie.

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

7. Where does the narrator say he and his squad spent the rest of the afternoon in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) An Nasiriyah.
(b) Kazimayn.
(c) Abu Ghraib.
(d) An Najaf.

8. After reading the letter from his mother in Chapter 7, Private Perry thinks about how she said he was always what type of individual?
(a) Sickly.
(b) Brave.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Driven.

9. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?
(a) Derek Jeter.
(b) Jack Slater.
(c) Johnny Saint.
(d) Bobby Fisher.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is the name of the medic that has a bandage over her head when the narrator’s squad arrives at the makeshift hospital in Chapter 5?
(a) Walker.
(b) Smith.
(c) Owens.
(d) Jameson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?

2. What television station does the narrator’s squad pick up after stopping to camp for the night in Iraq in Chapter 4?

3. Who is described as “one of the intelligence guys” that has lost the use of his camera due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4?

4. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?

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

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