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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. 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 fourth team.
(c) The lead team.
(d) The insertion team.

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

3. Who shows Private Perry a photograph of his little girls who are described as “two redheaded girls, about three or four” in Chapter 6?
(a) Lieutenant Nelson.
(b) Halima Telfah.
(c) Corporal Pendleton.
(d) Corporal Rios.

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

5. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) A Hellcat.
(b) A Humvee.
(c) A AMX-13 light tank.
(d) An Armadillo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?

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

3. In his letter in the Prologue, Robin says he is less than a hundred miles from what country’s border?

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 location that Captain Coles tells the narrator they’re going to after changing directions in Chapter 5 is how far northeast from where they are now?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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