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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 6 that “the guys from the 3rd ID and the 4th Marines were bopping around Baghdad and getting on television” because they had been present when what was torn down?
(a) The Wall of China.
(b) The Berlin Wall.
(c) The statue of Jalibah.
(d) Saddam Hussein’s statue.

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

3. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) A Hellcat.
(b) A AMX-13 light tank.
(c) A Humvee.
(d) An Armadillo.

4. The narrator says in the beginning of Chapter 6 that they are currently located “at some Iraqi military school not far from” what airport?
(a) “An Numaniyah Airport.”
(b) “Bashur Airport.”
(c) “Erbil International Airport.”
(d) “Rasheed Airport.”

5. What does “ROE cards” refer to in Chapter 3?
(a) Rules of Engagement cards.
(b) Restrictions of Employment cards.
(c) Reasons of Employment cards.
(d) Regulations of Entitlement cards.

6. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?
(a) Dix Hills, New York.
(b) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(c) Harlem, New York.
(d) Tampa, Florida.

7. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) “Yesterday’s Blues and Tomorrow’s Rainbows.”
(b) “It’s a Long Way to Yesterday and a Longer Way til Tomorrow.”
(c) “I Wanna Sing You a Song Baby That Ain’t the Blues.”
(d) “I Hate Your Mother Worse Than I Hate This Sand Blues.”

8. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?
(a) Specialist Darcy.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Corporal Pendleton.
(d) Corporal Rios.

9. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

10. Who is described as “one of the intelligence guys” that has lost the use of his camera due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Lieutenant Nelson.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Corporal Rios.

11. What does “WMD” refer to in the novel?
(a) “War of Mind Destruction.”
(b) “War of Material Detonation.”
(c) “Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
(d) “Weapons of Marine Detachment.”

12. 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) 10 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

13. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

14. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?
(a) Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
(b) Iraq’s invasion of Iran.
(c) Iraq’s invasion of Libya.
(d) The 9/11 attacks.

15. What is the First Squad painting at the Iraqi military school in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Port-O-Potties.
(b) A Humvee.
(c) A school.
(d) A church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?

2. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

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

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

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

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