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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?
(a) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(b) Leetown, West Virginia.
(c) Dix Hills, New York.
(d) Harlem, New York.

2. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?
(a) The insertion team.
(b) The fourth team.
(c) The flex team.
(d) The lead team.

3. 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) “The Marines.”
(d) “Quartermaster.”

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

5. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?
(a) Colonel King, Specialist Darcy, and Captain Miller.
(b) Captain Coles, Lieutenant Nelson, and Captain Miller.
(c) Sergeant Harris, Corporal Evans, and Specialist Darcy.
(d) Captain Miller, Private Perry, and Corporal Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter in the Prologue, Robin says he is less than a hundred miles from what country’s border?

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

3. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

4. 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”?

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

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