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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. Jonesy says he was in jail once in his life because he’d been charged with what crime in Chapter 11?
(a) Marijuana possession.
(b) Breaking and entering.
(c) Public intoxication.
(d) Attempted murder.

2. What is the term used in Chapter 8 to refer to the person who leads prayers in a mosque?
(a) Sultan.
(b) Imam.
(c) Shah.
(d) Jurist.

3. Who does Perry say had painted some Iraqi people and scenes using watercolors in Chapter 14?
(a) Colonel King.
(b) Corporal Pendleton.
(c) Specialist Darcy.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 8, “The 3rd and 4th Marines had secured an area in downtown Baghdad they were calling” what?
(a) “The Bubble.”
(b) “The White Zone.”
(c) “The Black Zone.”
(d) “The Blue Zone.”

5. The village that Perry, Jonesy, and their unit go to in Chapter 9 in order to make reparations for civilian deaths in an air raid is called what?
(a) Al-Uhaimir.
(b) Kazimayn.
(c) An Najaf.
(d) An Nasiriyah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Major Sessions tells the CA unit about their next mission in the beginning of Chapter 11. Their mission is to help an Iraqi woman locate her lost son. How old is the boy?

2. Captain Coles says to Private Perry in Chapter 13 regarding the war, “It teaches you things, though. What it’s taught me is” what?

3. The Special Ops guys that Perry’s unit is escorting in Chapter 10 say that they got some information from the confession box that there’s an IED factory located where?

4. While playing poker with the unit in Chapter 12, Corporal Kennedy bluffs and claims she has two pair. What pair does she claim to have?

5. What do the CA unit soldiers offer to Jamil to come with them as a translator at the Republican Hospital in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Jonesy tell Private Perry the team is setting out at night in Chapter 12?

2. What mission is related to the CA unit from Major Sessions in Chapter 11?

3. Where are the First, Second, and Third Squads of the CA unit sent in the end of Chapter 14? How is this setting described by Jonesy?

4. Why is the CA unit to remain in the Green Zone for a period of time in Chapter 13?

5. Where does Private Perry’s CA unit find success in their mission in Chapter 11?

6. What does Jonesy say he likes about Iraq in Chapter 8?

7. Where is Private Perry invited to go on a tour with Corporal Kennedy in Chapter 8?

8. Why does Corporal Rios say he ordered a monkey from eBay in Chapter 9?

9. What game does Private Perry play with the Iraqi children in Al-Uhaimir in Chapter 9?

10. Who informs the CA unit that they are to remain in the Green Zone in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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