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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. What are the names of Corporal Pendleton’s daughters?
2. Who initially refuses to give Jonesy any painkillers for his toothache in Chapter 13?
3. The mosque that Private Perry visits with other CA soldiers in Chapter 8 is located in what area north of Baghdad?
4. Who does Perry say had painted some Iraqi people and scenes using watercolors in Chapter 14?
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. What does Corporal Rios find when he opens the package from eBay in Chapter 9?
2. Who makes the discovery of the detonators in Chapter 10? Where are they located?
3. Whom do Perry’s team have tea with in Chapter 9? What do they learn from this character?
4. Why is the CA unit to remain in the Green Zone for a period of time in Chapter 13?
5. Where does Perry’s unit go first in order to pursue their mission in Chapter 11? Who acts as translator?
6. What sports game takes place in Chapter 12? What is the purpose of the event?
7. How is the character of Jerry Egri described in Chapter 12?
8. Where is Private Perry invited to go on a tour with Corporal Kennedy in Chapter 8?
9. What event takes place as Perry’s convoy is backed up in a line of vehicles in Chapter 12?
10. What does the CA unit do during their time in the Green Zone in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the sense of danger, mistrust, and fear that can be seen in Private Perry and the other main characters in the novel. How does Perry say the “Rules of Engagement” apply differently to the opponent? Why is this frustrating for the American troops?
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