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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. After reading the letter from his mother in Chapter 7, Private Perry thinks about how she said he was always what type of individual?
(a) Brave.
(b) Sickly.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Driven.

2. When Perry’s team arrives at the bombed school in Chapter 6, the troops that are patrolling the area are from where, according to Captain Coles?
(a) England.
(b) Peru.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

3. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?
(a) Ahmed Sabbat.
(b) Lieutenant Nelson.
(c) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(d) Halima Telfah.

5. 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) 50 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Private Perry’s mother?

2. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?

3. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?

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

5. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Private Perry receive at mail call in Chapter 7?

4. What mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 6?

5. What does Private Perry question after reading his mother’s letter in Chapter 7?

6. How is the convoy into Iraq described by Private Perry in Chapter 4?

7. Who comprises the Second Squad in Chapter 2? Who is on the Third Squad?

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 mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 5? What does Private Perry learn during this mission?

10. To whom does Private Perry write a letter at the end of Chapter 2? What is revealed in the letter?

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