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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. The detonators that are found at the house that is searched by Special Ops in Chapter 10 are located hidden in what?
2. 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?
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. Private Perry recalls having been stopped on what New York street and searched by plainclothes police in Chapter 10?
5. In Chapter 14, Private Perry and his friends discuss how much they wish they could take their equipment back home with them. What item does Perry say he’d most like to take back?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Private Perry invited to go on a tour with Corporal Kennedy in Chapter 8?
2. What does Corporal Rios find when he opens the package from eBay in Chapter 9?
3. How is the setting where Private Perry goes on tour with Corporal Kennedy described in Chapter 8?
4. What does Perry contemplate of the complexity of their situation in Iraq in Chapter 13?
5. How is the character of Jerry Egri described in Chapter 12?
6. Where are the First, Second, and Third Squads of the CA unit sent in the end of Chapter 14? How is this setting described by Jonesy?
7. What does Jonesy say he likes about Iraq in Chapter 8?
8. What occurs as Private Perry and the others are returning to “The Bubble” after the tour in Chapter 8?
9. How does Private Perry come to rescue Captain Miller in Chapter 14?
10. Where does Perry’s team go next in the pursuit of their mission after Major Sessions returns to camp in Chapter 11?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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