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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. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(c) Tampa, Florida.
(d) Dix Hills, New York.

2. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?
(a) “Lag of time.”
(b) “Haze of fear.”
(c) “Fog of war.”
(d) “Cultural confusion.”

3. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?
(a) The flex team.
(b) The insertion team.
(c) The fourth team.
(d) The lead team.

4. 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 Mevlevi Order.
(b) The Shiites.
(c) The Kurds.
(d) The Hindus.

5. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?

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

3. The lines of the song that the narrator thinks of as his squad drives into Iraq are “Check out the real situation / Nation war against nation / When did it all begin? / When will it end?” These lyrics are from a song by whom?

4. What does Corporal Kennedy say the line of green objects on the ground are that can be seen as the squad drives across the Iraqi border in Chapter 4?

5. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What leads to the death of the Iraqi boy in Chapter 4? How does Private Perry respond?

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

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

6. Who brings a television to Private Perry’s tent in Chapter 7? What do the soldiers watch?

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

8. How does Private Perry describe the setting and mission they embark on in Chapter 6?

9. How is the setting of An Nasiriyah described in Chapter 5? Where is the hospital set up?

10. Where is Perry’s Civil Affairs unit stationed in Chapter 6? Who appears at the meeting here?

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