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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?
(a) A Canyoneer.
(b) A Humvee.
(c) A Water Buffalo.
(d) A Bradley.

2. When Captain Coles tells the narrator that they’re changing direction in Chapter 5, he explains, “The 204th Medical called asking for some help south of” what location?
(a) “An Nasiriyah.”
(b) “Kazimayn.”
(c) “An Najaf.”
(d) “Al Jazeera.”

3. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

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

5. Where does Private Perry describe his grandmother going to “drink tea from glasses instead of cups” when she was young in Chapter 9?
(a) The Upper East Side, Manhattan.
(b) The West Village, Manhattan.
(c) The Lower East Side, Manhattan.
(d) The Bronx, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what river do the narrator and his squad travel as they head northeast in Chapter 5?

2. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that something is finally being done with the buildings on what street?

3. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

4. What does Ahmed call the redbrick mound that “seemed almost to shimmer in the bright sunlight” and where the Mesopotamians supposedly built shrines, in Chapter 9?

5. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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