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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?

2. 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”?

3. What is the First Squad painting at the Iraqi military school in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that Perry’s father still thinks he is how old?

5. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What assignments do the team members receive in Chapter 2?

6. What does Private Perry say of the speeches made by the officers in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. What does Private Perry reveal in his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the term “fog of war” as used in Chapter 6. What does this phrase mean? How does this apply to the situation at the village school where the CA unit is going? Who first uses this term?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the terrorist attacks that took place in New York and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001 and the declaration of war between the United States and Iraq in March of 2003. How many people were killed in the terrorist attacks? What were the objectives of the war in Iraq when it first began? How did the 9/11 attacks influence Private Perry’s decision to join the military?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of fear and courage in Sunrise Over Fallujah. How do these themes apply to the protagonist? How do they apply to Jonesy and the other soldiers in the narrative? What symbols relate to these themes in the narrative?

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