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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with the cured meats, what did the soldiers of the CA unit keep for themselves from the shipment of gifts from the Free Will Baptist Church in Chapter 13?
(a) The cookies and candy bars.
(b) The toys and dolls.
(c) The cigarettes and liquor.
(d) The dresses and clothing.

2. Captain Coles says to Private Perry in Chapter 13 regarding the war, “It teaches you things, though. What it’s taught me is” what?
(a) “That I love my wife and family more than I knew, and a lot more than I ever told them.”
(b) “That I wish I’d followed my father’s advice and quit the military when I had a chance.”
(c) “That my former regrets are meaningless, and life is worth living in the moment.”
(d) “That I value my life more than I thought I did. And that I wish I were home with my family.”

3. What do the CA unit soldiers offer to Jamil to come with them as a translator at the Republican Hospital in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 packs of American cigarettes.
(b) A gold ring.
(c) 5 American candy bars.
(d) A $20 bill of American currency.

4. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?
(a) The 104th Regiment.
(b) The 422nd Regiment.
(c) The 507th Regiment.
(d) The 302nd Regiment.

5. Captain Coles says of the civilians that were found dead in Chapter 13, “From what I gathered the thinking is that they were killed by one of” what?
(a) “Saddam’s henchmen.”
(b) “The Afghans.”
(c) “The Khalid death squads.”
(d) “The Kurds.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, the narrator states that “There were special detachments created for Medical, Construction, and Intelligence.” The Medical detachment people are said to be led by whom?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of Edie Law’s oldest daughter, according to the letter from Perry’s mother in Chapter 7?

4. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?

5. The 3rd Infantry Division is generally following what group that enters Iraq first in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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