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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Perry’s team arrives at the bombed school in Chapter 6, the troops that are patrolling the area are from where, according to Captain Coles?
2. The narrator says in Chapter 6 that “the guys from the 3rd ID and the 4th Marines were bopping around Baghdad and getting on television” because they had been present when what was torn down?
3. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?
4. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?
5. When Captain Coles tells the narrator that they’re changing direction in Chapter 5, he explains, “The 204th Medical called asking for some help south of” what location?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is related in the letter that comprises the Prologue of the novel?
2. How is the convoy into Iraq described by Private Perry in Chapter 4?
3. What assignments do the team members receive in Chapter 2?
4. What hopes and fears does Private Perry relate to the reader in the opening of Chapter 3?
5. What does Private Perry relate to his Uncle Richie via letter in Chapter 5?
6. What does Private Perry say of the speeches made by the officers in Chapter 3?
7. What leads to the death of the Iraqi boy in Chapter 4? How does Private Perry respond?
8. What does Private Perry question after reading his mother’s letter in Chapter 7?
9. How is the setting of An Nasiriyah described in Chapter 5? Where is the hospital set up?
10. To whom does Private Perry write a letter at the end of Chapter 2? What is revealed in the letter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the internal conflicts that Private Perry encounters after witnessing the death of the Iraqi boy in Chapter 4. How does this event change Private Perry? What does Private Perry write to his uncle regarding the incident?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Corporal Charlie Jones (“Jonesy”) in the novel. Why does Jonesy take Private Perry on as a friend soon after meeting him? Where is Jonesy from? How old is Jonesy? What kind of music does he love?
Essay Topic 3
Detail the hierarchy of leadership within Private Perry’s CA unit and squad. Who oversees the entire CA unit? Where does Private Perry fall in the hierarchy of power? What is Major Session’s role in the unit?
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