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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. What is the name that the narrator says “we called the Special Ops guys who went on secret missions in enemy territory,” in Chapter 2?
2. 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?
3. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?
4. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that Perry’s father still thinks he is how old?
5. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main concern of Private Perry and the soldiers as they prepare to enter Iraq in Chapter 3?
2. Where is Private Perry’s team put up for the night in the end of Chapter 5? Why does Jonesy come to visit Perry in the night?
3. What mission does Private Perry’s team receive in Chapter 5? What does Private Perry learn during this mission?
4. How does Private Perry describe the setting and mission they embark on in Chapter 6?
5. What does Private Perry say of the speeches made by the officers in Chapter 3?
6. What does Private Perry reveal in his letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 6?
7. Who brings a television to Private Perry’s tent in Chapter 7? What do the soldiers watch?
8. Who acts as translator for the Civil Affairs unit in Chapter 4? What is discovered once the team arrives in An Nasiriyah?
9. What is related in the letter that comprises the Prologue of the novel?
10. For how long is the convoy held back due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4? Where do they go once the storm passes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss first Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm). When did this action take place? Where was the Gulf War fighting centralized? How did the first Gulf War relate to the Iraq War? What is said about this war in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Civil Affairs unit within the Army and the objectives of the CA unit in the War in Iraq. What objectives does Captain Coles lay out for the CA unit in Chapter 1? How do these objectives change in the course of the novel?
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