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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do “MPs” refer to in the narrative?
(a) Masked Persons.
(b) Marked Persons.
(c) Machine Pumps.
(d) Military Police.

2. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?
(a) September 4, 2003.
(b) June 12, 2002.
(c) February 27, 2003.
(d) March 16, 2003.

3. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?
(a) 1990-1991.
(b) 1992-1994.
(c) 1991-1993.
(d) 1989-1990.

4. What is being used as a makeshift hospital for the wounded Iraqi civilians when the narrator’s squad arrives as backup for the medics in Chapter 5?
(a) A school.
(b) An ambassador’s house.
(c) A mosque.
(d) A café.

5. What television station does the narrator’s squad pick up after stopping to camp for the night in Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) NBC.
(b) CNN.
(c) CBS.
(d) FOX.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the medic that has a bandage over her head when the narrator’s squad arrives at the makeshift hospital in Chapter 5?

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. Who does Jonesy describe as a “blues dude” that made a deal with the devil at the crossroads for some guitar licks in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?

5. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?

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