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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Nat King Cole.
(d) Berry Blackwater.

3. What is the hometown of Sergeant Robert Harris, as noted in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Tampa, Florida.

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

5. In Chapter 3, the narrator says that the troops just heard a lecture from what individual “who was in charge of all Civil Affairs in the area”?
(a) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Specialist Darcy.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?

2. Who is the driver in the First Squad in Chapter 2?

3. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?

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

5. What does “ROE cards” refer to in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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