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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “The Clowns.”
(b) “The Hoodlums.”
(c) “The Jackknives.”
(d) “The Posse.”

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?

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

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

5. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?

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