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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?
(a) “The Marines.”
(b) “Halfmaster.”
(c) “The Navy Seals.”
(d) “Quartermaster.”

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

3. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?
(a) Birdy.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Jonesy.

4. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?
(a) The Kurds.
(b) The Syrians.
(c) The Sunnis.
(d) The Shiites.

5. 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?
(a) Corporal Jones.
(b) Captain Miller.
(c) Sergeant Harris.
(d) Ahmed Sabbat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?

2. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?

3. What is the hometown of Sergeant Robert Harris, as noted in Chapter 1?

4. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?

5. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?

(see the answer key)

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