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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Bob Marley.
(b) Jackie Gleason.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

2. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?
(a) “Jumping up.”
(b) “Calling the cops.”
(c) “Diving down.”
(d) “Shooting back.”

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

4. Who from the Third Squad is described in Chapter 2 as “a really quiet guy… who had worked in a rehabilitation center in civilian life”?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Lieutenant Nelson.
(c) Lopez.
(d) Corbin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?

2. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?

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

4. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?

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

(see the answer key)

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