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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 woman who speaks English and has invited Captain Miller and the others to tea in Chapter 9?
(a) An Najaf.
(b) Major Sessions.
(c) An Nasiriyah.
(d) Halima Telfah.

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

3. When learning about the civilian executions in Chapter 13, Private Perry thinks back to a basketball game he’d played against what high school?
(a) Jackson High School.
(b) Lane High School.
(c) Wilson High School.
(d) Rutgers High School.

4. In his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 11, Private Perry says that his mother has been asking if she can send him anything. What does Perry request that his uncle have her send if money isn’t too tight?
(a) A magazine subscription.
(b) Chocolate candy.
(c) Toy dolls.
(d) A pocket watch.

5. What is the name of the Special Ops guy who arrives for escort with Lieutenant Davis in Chapter 10?
(a) Lieutenant Nelson.
(b) Corporal Lawler.
(c) Corporal Pendleton.
(d) Colonel King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Coles comes to inform Perry’s unit after sunset in Chapter 10 that they will be escorting some Intelligence guys to a place in what district before sunrise?

2. Birdy says in Chapter 11 that they took Ahmed from their unit for the week and “sent him over to where they were setting up a jail or holding pen at” what location?

3. How many women are taken from the home where the detonators are found in Chapter 10?

4. Captain Coles says of the civilians that were found dead in Chapter 13, “From what I gathered the thinking is that they were killed by one of” what?

5. Where does Private Perry describe his grandmother going to “drink tea from glasses instead of cups” when she was young in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jonesy tell Private Perry the team is setting out at night in Chapter 12?

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

3. Who does Captain Coles introduce to the Civil Affairs unit in Chapter 10?

4. Why does Corporal Rios say he ordered a monkey from eBay in Chapter 9?

5. What causes the argument between Jonesy and Sergeant Harris in Chapter 10?

6. Where does Perry’s unit go first in order to pursue their mission in Chapter 11? Who acts as translator?

7. How does Private Perry come to rescue Captain Miller in Chapter 14?

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

9. What sports game takes place in Chapter 12? What is the purpose of the event?

10. What game does Private Perry play with the Iraqi children in Al-Uhaimir in Chapter 9?

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