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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The letter that Private Perry receives from his mother in Chapter 7 is dated when?
(a) May 1, 2003.
(b) September 15, 2003.
(c) March 16, 2004.
(d) June 4, 2003.

2. 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) Corporal Rios.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

3. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?
(a) 75.
(b) 81.
(c) 30.
(d) 42.

4. Who does Jonesy describe as a “blues dude” that made a deal with the devil at the crossroads for some guitar licks in Chapter 3?
(a) Berry Blackwater.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Nat King Cole.

5. In Chapter 3, the narrator says that the troops just heard a lecture from what individual “who was in charge of all Civil Affairs in the area”?
(a) Colonel King.
(b) Lieutenant Nelson.
(c) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(d) Specialist Darcy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do “MPs” refer to in the narrative?

2. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that she saw on television that a white Baptist church where was preparing food and stuff to send to the troops?

3. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?

4. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?

5. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the death of the Iraqi boy in Chapter 4? How does Private Perry respond?

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

3. How does Private Perry describe the films that the soldiers watch in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who brings a television to Private Perry’s tent in Chapter 7? What do the soldiers watch?

6. How does Private Perry describe the setting and mission they embark on in Chapter 6?

7. What is the main concern of Private Perry and the soldiers as they prepare to enter Iraq in Chapter 3?

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

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

10. What has made Corporal Victor Rios upset in Chapter 7?

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