1. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(c) Stormville, New York.
(d) Tampa, Florida.

2. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) May.

3. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?
(a) 42.
(b) 81.
(c) 75.
(d) 30.

4. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Dix Hills, New York.
(d) Stone Mountain, Georgia.

5. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?
(a) 90 years old.
(b) 85 years old.
(c) 75 years old.
(d) 80 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lines of the song that the narrator thinks of as his squad drives into Iraq are “Check out the real situation / Nation war against nation / When did it all begin? / When will it end?” These lyrics are from a song by whom?

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

3. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?

4. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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