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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?
(a) The flex team.
(b) The fourth team.
(c) The lead team.
(d) The insertion team.

2. 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) Saddam Hussein’s statue.
(c) The statue of Jalibah.
(d) The Berlin Wall.

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

4. Who is described in Chapter 6 as “Saddam’s fourth or fifth cousin” that “spoke a little English and was between one hundred and two hundred years old”?
(a) Ahmed Sabbat.
(b) Halima Telfah.
(c) Captain Coles.
(d) Jamil Sidqi al-Tikrit.

5. 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 Canyoneer.
(d) A Water Buffalo.

6. The narrator says in the beginning of Chapter 6 that they are currently located “at some Iraqi military school not far from” what airport?
(a) “An Numaniyah Airport.”
(b) “Erbil International Airport.”
(c) “Bashur Airport.”
(d) “Rasheed Airport.”

7. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?
(a) “The Marines.”
(b) “Halfmaster.”
(c) “Quartermaster.”
(d) “The Navy Seals.”

8. 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) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Colonel King.

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

10. The letter that Private Perry receives from his mother in Chapter 7 is dated when?
(a) June 4, 2003.
(b) March 16, 2004.
(c) September 15, 2003.
(d) May 1, 2003.

11. 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) 100 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?

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

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

4. 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?

5. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?

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