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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?
(a) Ahmed Sabbat.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Halima Telfah.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

3. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?
(a) Captain Coles.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Sergeant Harris.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

4. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?
(a) Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
(b) Iraq’s invasion of Libya.
(c) The 9/11 attacks.
(d) Iraq’s invasion of Iran.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?

2. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?

3. What does Corporal Kennedy say the line of green objects on the ground are that can be seen as the squad drives across the Iraqi border in Chapter 4?

4. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?

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

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