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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 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) Berry Blackwater.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Nat King Cole.
(d) Robert Johnson.

2. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?
(a) Colonel King, Specialist Darcy, and Captain Miller.
(b) Captain Coles, Lieutenant Nelson, and Captain Miller.
(c) Captain Miller, Private Perry, and Corporal Kennedy.
(d) Sergeant Harris, Corporal Evans, and Specialist Darcy.

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

4. What television station does the narrator’s squad pick up after stopping to camp for the night in Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) NBC.
(b) CNN.
(c) FOX.
(d) CBS.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?

2. Where does the narrator say he and his squad spent the rest of the afternoon in the opening of Chapter 5?

3. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?

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

5. What river runs through Baghdad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Coles have the soldiers state when he calls roll in Chapter 1?

2. What is related in the letter that comprises the Prologue of the novel?

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

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

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

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

7. To whom does Private Perry write a letter at the end of Chapter 2? What is revealed in the letter?

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

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

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

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