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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. Who is described in Chapter 6 as “Saddam’s fourth or fifth cousin” that “spoke a little English and was between one hundred and two hundred years old”?

2. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?

3. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?

4. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?

5. Along what river do the narrator and his squad travel as they head northeast in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Private Perry’s team put up for the night in the end of Chapter 5? Why does Jonesy come to visit Perry in the night?

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

3. Who acts as translator for the Civil Affairs unit in Chapter 4? What is discovered once the team arrives in An Nasiriyah?

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

5. To whom does Private Perry write a letter at the end of Chapter 2? What is revealed in the letter?

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

7. What does Private Perry say of the speeches made by the officers in Chapter 3?

8. What hopes and fears does Private Perry relate to the reader in the opening of Chapter 3?

9. Who comprises the Second Squad in Chapter 2? Who is on the Third Squad?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the obstacles presented by the sandstorm in Chapter 4. How long does the sandstorm last? How does this setback influence the morale of the troops? How long are they trapped?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the correlations between the author’s novel, Fallen Angels and Sunrise Over Fallujah. What are common themes in these works? What parallels can you see between the Vietnam and Iraq Wars? How are Uncle Richie and Robin Perry similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss first Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm). When did this action take place? Where was the Gulf War fighting centralized? How did the first Gulf War relate to the Iraq War? What is said about this war in the novel?

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