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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 is the name of the colonel from the 422nd that comes by and says a prayer with the “God Squad” for Pendleton in Chapter 13?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Corporal Evans.
(c) Captain Coles.
(d) Colonel King.

2. While playing poker with the unit in Chapter 12, Corporal Kennedy bluffs and claims she has two pair. What pair does she claim to have?
(a) Jacks over eights.
(b) Queens over tens.
(c) Tens over sixes.
(d) Kings over sevens.

3. What does the acronym “RPG” refer to in the narrative?
(a) “Radio-Protected Garrison.”
(b) “Retrograde Personnel Garrison.”
(c) “Respected Public Guard.”
(d) “Rocket-Propelled Grenade.”

4. The captain in the marines that talks to Captain Cole after the unit’s meeting with the sheik in Chapter 14 says that Fallujah is the what capital of the region?
(a) Sunni capital.
(b) Body-bag capital.
(c) Violence capital.
(d) Shiite capital.

5. The stuffed monkey that Corporal Rios receives in the mail in Chapter 9 is what kind of monkey, according to Captain Miller?
(a) A capuchin monkey.
(b) A Columbian tamarin.
(c) A spider monkey.
(d) An African vervet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the stuffed monkey that Corporal Rios received in the mail in Chapter 9?

2. What is the name of the woman who speaks English and has invited Captain Miller and the others to tea in Chapter 9?

3. What does the acronym “IED” refer to in the novel?

4. Jonesy points out in Chapter 11 that the “Euphrates River looks blue and the Tigris looks” what color?

5. Where does Jonesy say that Oprah Winfrey got her name in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonesy say he likes about Iraq in Chapter 8?

2. What event takes place as Perry’s convoy is backed up in a line of vehicles in Chapter 12?

3. How is the setting where Private Perry goes on tour with Corporal Kennedy described in Chapter 8?

4. What occurs as Private Perry and the others are returning to “The Bubble” after the tour in Chapter 8?

5. Where does Private Perry’s CA unit find success in their mission in Chapter 11?

6. Where does Perry’s team go next in the pursuit of their mission after Major Sessions returns to camp in Chapter 11?

7. What does Corporal Rios find when he opens the package from eBay in Chapter 9?

8. What mission is the CA unit assigned in Chapter 10? Where is the mission located?

9. Who makes the discovery of the detonators in Chapter 10? Where are they located?

10. Where are the First, Second, and Third Squads of the CA unit sent in the end of Chapter 14? How is this setting described by Jonesy?

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