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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?
(a) “The land of forgiveness.”
(b) “Aloha by the Sea.”
(c) “Qatar by the Sea.”
(d) “Doha by the Sea.”

2. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) “I Hate Your Mother Worse Than I Hate This Sand Blues.”
(b) “I Wanna Sing You a Song Baby That Ain’t the Blues.”
(c) “It’s a Long Way to Yesterday and a Longer Way til Tomorrow.”
(d) “Yesterday’s Blues and Tomorrow’s Rainbows.”

3. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

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

5. 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?
(a) Smith.
(b) Jameson.
(c) Walker.
(d) Owens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?

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

3. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?

4. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?

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