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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. After reading the letter from his mother in Chapter 7, Private Perry thinks about how she said he was always what type of individual?

2. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?

3. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that something is finally being done with the buildings on what street?

4. Harris says that he served on tour where in the first Gulf War in Chapter 6?

5. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the convoy into Iraq described by Private Perry in Chapter 4?

2. Who is the narrator of the main narrative in the novel? Where has this character arrived in the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

4. How is the setting of An Nasiriyah described in Chapter 5? Where is the hospital set up?

5. What mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 5? What does Private Perry learn during this mission?

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

7. For how long is the convoy held back due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4? Where do they go once the storm passes?

8. What does Private Perry reveal in his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 6?

9. How is the role of the Civil Affairs unit described in Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the members and duties of the soldiers in the First, Second, and Third Squads of the CA unit in Chapter 2. What squad is Private Perry assigned to? Who are his teammates in this squad? Who is the gunner?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the terrorist attacks that took place in New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001 and the declaration of war between the United States and Iraq in March of 2003. How many people were killed in the terrorist attacks? What were the objectives of the war in Iraq when it first began? How did the 9/11 attacks influence Private Perry’s decision to join the military?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the term “fog of war” as used in Chapter 6. What does this phrase mean? How does this apply to the situation at the village school where the CA unit is going? Who first uses this term?

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