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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 does the acronym “IED” refer to in the novel?
(a) “Imperative Exception Detail.”
(b) “Implosive Electronic Device.”
(c) “Important Entry Device.”
(d) “Improvised Explosive Device.”

2. What name is given to the stuffed monkey that Corporal Rios received in the mail in Chapter 9?
(a) Sergeant Yossarian.
(b) Captain Jackson.
(c) Sergeant Walters.
(d) Colonel White.

3. What is the first of the things that Jonesy says he likes about Iraq in Chapter 8?
(a) The weather.
(b) The religious beliefs.
(c) The open roads.
(d) The trees.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 11, “For every one of the coalition people that got killed, there were” how many dead Iraqis?
(a) “From five to ten.”
(b) “From twenty to thirty.”
(c) “From thirty to fifty.”
(d) “From ten to twenty.”

5. Who discovers the detonators at the home that is searched with the Special Ops unit in Chapter 10?
(a) Captain Coles.
(b) Specialist Darcy.
(c) Corporal Kennedy.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Perry’s friends in the unit save the sandwich for that appears to be tuna salad in Chapter 14?

2. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, traditionally worn by Arabs?

3. In his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 11, Private Perry writes that what keep changing and can even change in the middle of the day?

4. What is the name of the Iraqi boy in Al-Uhaimir that sets up the soccer game between the American soldiers and the Iraqi children of the village in Chapter 12?

5. What term from Chapter 14 refers to a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe with long, flexible tubes that draw the smoke through the water contained in a bowl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What mission is related to the CA unit from Major Sessions in Chapter 11?

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

6. How is the character of Jerry Egri described in Chapter 12?

7. What does Perry contemplate of the complexity of their situation in Iraq in Chapter 13?

8. Who informs the CA unit that they are to remain in the Green Zone in Chapter 13?

9. Whom do Perry’s team have tea with in Chapter 9? What do they learn from this character?

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

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