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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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?
(a) “Al Jazeera.”
(b) “Kazimayn.”
(c) “An Najaf.”
(d) “An Nasiriyah.”

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

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

6. What is the First Squad painting at the Iraqi military school in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A church.
(b) A school.
(c) Port-O-Potties.
(d) A Humvee.

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

8. 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) Italy.
(b) Peru.
(c) England.
(d) France.

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

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

11. What is the name of Private Perry’s mother?
(a) Martha Perry.
(b) Jackie Perry.
(c) Sarah Perry.
(d) Julie Perry.

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

13. Along what river do the narrator and his squad travel as they head northeast in Chapter 5?
(a) The Mississippi River.
(b) The Euphrates River.
(c) The Tigris River.
(d) The Nile River.

14. Who does Jonesy describe as a “blues dude” that made a deal with the devil at the crossroads for some guitar licks in Chapter 3?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) Berry Blackwater.
(c) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(d) Nat King Cole.

15. What does “ROE cards” refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Regulations of Entitlement cards.
(b) Rules of Engagement cards.
(c) Restrictions of Employment cards.
(d) Reasons of Employment cards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?

3. 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?

4. What river runs through Baghdad?

5. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?

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