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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Meal, Read-to-Eat.”
(b) “Missing Recon Eviction.”
(c) “Metal Restrictor Envoy.”
(d) “Missing Relay Edict.”

2. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?
(a) A Humvee.
(b) A Bradley.
(c) A Water Buffalo.
(d) A Canyoneer.

3. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Kansas.

4. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) July.

5. What is being used as a makeshift hospital for the wounded Iraqi civilians when the narrator’s squad arrives as backup for the medics in Chapter 5?
(a) A mosque.
(b) A school.
(c) A café.
(d) An ambassador’s house.

6. The location that Captain Coles tells the narrator they’re going to after changing directions in Chapter 5 is how far northeast from where they are now?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

7. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?
(a) Captain Coles.
(b) Captain Miller.
(c) Specialist Darcy.
(d) Sergeant Harris.

8. What is the name that the narrator says “we called the Special Ops guys who went on secret missions in enemy territory,” in Chapter 2?
(a) “The Posse.”
(b) “The Jackknives.”
(c) “The Hoodlums.”
(d) “The Clowns.”

9. Where does the narrator say Captain Coles had gone on his honeymoon in Chapter 6?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

10. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?
(a) Dix Hills, New York.
(b) Leetown, West Virginia.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

11. Harris says that he served on tour where in the first Gulf War in Chapter 6?
(a) Iran.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Bolivia.
(d) Vietnam.

12. What river runs through Baghdad?
(a) The Euphrates River.
(b) The Thames River.
(c) The Nile River.
(d) The Tigris River.

13. What is the date listed on Private Perry’s letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 5?
(a) March 30, 2002.
(b) September 16, 2003.
(c) March 25, 2003.
(d) May 12, 2003.

14. The lines of the song that the narrator thinks of as his squad drives into Iraq are “Check out the real situation / Nation war against nation / When did it all begin? / When will it end?” These lyrics are from a song by whom?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Jackie Gleason.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Bob Marley.

15. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that something is finally being done with the buildings on what street?
(a) Kennedy Street.
(b) Anderson Street.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Lenox Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?

2. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?

3. What is the hometown of Sergeant Robert Harris, as noted in Chapter 1?

4. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

5. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?

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