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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Perry’s team arrives at the bombed school in Chapter 6, the troops that are patrolling the area are from where, according to Captain Coles?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Peru.

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

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

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

6. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Stomach ulcers.
(c) A heart murmur.
(d) High blood pressure.

7. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?
(a) 1991-1993.
(b) 1989-1990.
(c) 1992-1994.
(d) 1990-1991.

8. What does the narrator say Marla Kennedy found in one of the outhouses in Chapter 6?
(a) A wolf spider.
(b) A camel spider.
(c) A banana spider.
(d) A black widow spider.

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

10. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?
(a) Paris.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

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

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 Rios.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Specialist Darcy.
(d) Corporal Pendleton.

13. 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 Special Ops.
(d) The Political Brigade.

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

15. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?
(a) February 27, 2003.
(b) March 16, 2003.
(c) September 4, 2003.
(d) June 12, 2002.

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

3. When Captain Coles tells the narrator that they’re changing direction in Chapter 5, he explains, “The 204th Medical called asking for some help south of” what location?

4. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

5. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that Perry’s father still thinks he is how old?

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