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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the driver in the First Squad in Chapter 2?
(a) Colonel King.
(b) Corporal Jones.
(c) Captain Coles.
(d) Ahmed Sabbat.

2. 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.

3. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) A AMX-13 light tank.
(b) A Humvee.
(c) An Armadillo.
(d) A Hellcat.

4. The first casualties that the narrator learns of in Chapter 4 are described as having been “hit around someplace called” what?
(a) Al Jazeera.
(b) An Nasiriyah.
(c) An Najaf.
(d) Kazimayn.

5. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?
(a) Jonesy.
(b) Birdy.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Jackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Private Robin Perry says that he is from where originally in Chapter 1?

2. 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”?

3. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?

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

5. 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?

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