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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The Kurds.
(b) The Shiites.
(c) The Hindus.
(d) The Mevlevi Order.

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

3. In the letter that Private Perry receives from his mother in Chapter 7, she relates that what individual at church didn’t believe Perry was in the army because he was too young?
(a) Sister Ross.
(b) Sister Jenkins.
(c) Sister Anderson.
(d) Sister Watkins.

4. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) LIJS.
(b) AMGG.
(c) DRGE.
(d) ALKN.

5. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that something is finally being done with the buildings on what street?
(a) Lenox Avenue.
(b) Kennedy Street.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Anderson Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Arabic news station called that has shown some of the prisoners that have been taken in Chapter 4?

2. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?

3. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?

4. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?

5. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who acts as translator for the Civil Affairs unit in Chapter 4? What is discovered once the team arrives in An Nasiriyah?

2. For how long is the convoy held back due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4? Where do they go once the storm passes?

3. What is the main concern of Private Perry and the soldiers as they prepare to enter Iraq in Chapter 3?

4. What mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 5? What does Private Perry learn during this mission?

5. How does Private Perry describe the films that the soldiers watch in Chapter 2?

6. What does Private Perry relate to his Uncle Richie via letter in Chapter 5?

7. What does Private Perry question after reading his mother’s letter in Chapter 7?

8. What does Private Perry reveal in his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 6?

9. How is the role of the Civil Affairs unit described in Chapter 3?

10. What assignments do the team members receive in Chapter 2?

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