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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who initially refuses to give Jonesy any painkillers for his toothache in Chapter 13?
(a) Corporal Evans.
(b) Private Perry.
(c) Captain Miller.
(d) Corporal Kennedy.

2. Where does Private Perry describe his grandmother going to “drink tea from glasses instead of cups” when she was young in Chapter 9?
(a) The Lower East Side, Manhattan.
(b) The Upper East Side, Manhattan.
(c) The Bronx, New York.
(d) The West Village, Manhattan.

3. Captain Coles comes to inform Perry’s unit after sunset in Chapter 10 that they will be escorting some Intelligence guys to a place in what district before sunrise?
(a) The An Nasiriyah district.
(b) The Al-Uhaimir district.
(c) The Rusafa district.
(d) The Kazimayn district.

4. Where does Corporal Danforth say he’s from when Jonesy interviews him in Chapter 8?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) San Jose, California.
(c) Richmond, Virginia.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

5. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, traditionally worn by Arabs?
(a) Burka.
(b) Djellaba.
(c) Bashuka.
(d) Sari.

6. In his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 11, Private Perry writes that what keep changing and can even change in the middle of the day?
(a) American sentiment regarding the war.
(b) The politics of the region.
(c) The weather in Iraq.
(d) The Rules of Engagement.

7. How many women are taken from the home where the detonators are found in Chapter 10?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. Where does Barbara say their Humvee was when they witnessed the explosion that killed two marines in Chapter 8?
(a) Near An Nasiriyah.
(b) Near An Najaf.
(c) Near Rasheed Airport.
(d) Near Zarah Square.

9. While playing poker with the unit in Chapter 12, Corporal Kennedy bluffs and claims she has two pair. What pair does she claim to have?
(a) Kings over sevens.
(b) Tens over sixes.
(c) Jacks over eights.
(d) Queens over tens.

10. What name is given to the stuffed monkey that Corporal Rios received in the mail in Chapter 9?
(a) Colonel White.
(b) Sergeant Walters.
(c) Captain Jackson.
(d) Sergeant Yossarian.

11. To which of the two main branches of Islam did Saddam Hussein belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 8?
(a) Mawlaw'īyya.
(b) Shiite.
(c) Sunni.
(d) Kurd.

12. What does the acronym “IED” refer to in the novel?
(a) “Imperative Exception Detail.”
(b) “Implosive Electronic Device.”
(c) “Important Entry Device.”
(d) “Improvised Explosive Device.”

13. What does Jerry Egri say he did back home in Chapter 12?
(a) He was a country musician.
(b) He taught kindergarten.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a chef.

14. What is the name of the Special Ops guy who arrives for escort with Lieutenant Davis in Chapter 10?
(a) Corporal Lawler.
(b) Lieutenant Nelson.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Corporal Pendleton.

15. What soldier from PSYOP is described in Chapter 12 as “A tall guy, he played poker wearing a cowboy hat and chewing on a skinny cigar that wiggled up and down when he talked”?
(a) Corporal Kennedy.
(b) Sergeant Harris.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Petridus.
(d) Captain Coles.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, “For every one of the coalition people that got killed, there were” how many dead Iraqis?

2. Birdy says in Chapter 11 that they took Ahmed from their unit for the week and “sent him over to where they were setting up a jail or holding pen at” what location?

3. What is the name of the woman who speaks English and has invited Captain Miller and the others to tea in Chapter 9?

4. Captain Coles says of the civilians that were found dead in Chapter 13, “From what I gathered the thinking is that they were killed by one of” what?

5. When the CA unit is informed that they are not to leave the Green Zone in small numbers, Captain Coles goes to find out what happened at Corporal Kennedy’s request in Chapter 13. He returns with news that a marine unit found a bunch of civilians dead where?

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