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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 is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?
(a) Bobby Fisher.
(b) Jack Slater.
(c) Johnny Saint.
(d) Derek Jeter.

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

3. 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) CBS.
(c) CNN.
(d) FOX.

4. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?
(a) September 4, 2003.
(b) February 27, 2003.
(c) March 16, 2003.
(d) June 12, 2002.

5. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Metal Restrictor Envoy.”
(b) “Missing Relay Edict.”
(c) “Meal, Read-to-Eat.”
(d) “Missing Recon Eviction.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?

2. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?

3. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?

4. Who shows Private Perry a photograph of his little girls who are described as “two redheaded girls, about three or four” in Chapter 6?

5. Who receives a letter in the beginning of Chapter 7 and begins cursing over its contents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where is Private Perry’s team put up for the night in the end of Chapter 5? Why does Jonesy come to visit Perry in the night?

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

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