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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?
(a) The Mevlevi Order.
(b) The Kurds.
(c) The Shiites.
(d) The Hindus.

4. 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?
(a) Body bags.
(b) Water bags.
(c) Luggage.
(d) Flour bags.

5. 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) Lieutenant Nelson.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Corbin.
(d) Lopez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?

2. What does “ROE cards” refer to in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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