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

2. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) Mom.
(b) Uncle Richie.
(c) Aunt Sarah.
(d) Dad.

3. What river runs through Baghdad?
(a) The Nile River.
(b) The Tigris River.
(c) The Thames River.
(d) The Euphrates River.

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

5. The first casualties that the narrator learns of in Chapter 4 are described as having been “hit around someplace called” what?
(a) An Najaf.
(b) Kazimayn.
(c) An Nasiriyah.
(d) Al Jazeera.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?

2. What is the name of the medic that has a bandage over her head when the narrator’s squad arrives at the makeshift hospital in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the main narrative in the novel? Where has this character arrived in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. Who comprises the Second Squad in Chapter 2? Who is on the Third Squad?

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

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

5. What mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 6?

6. What does Private Perry receive at mail call in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

10. How is the convoy into Iraq described by Private Perry in Chapter 4?

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