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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 Arabic news station called that has shown some of the prisoners that have been taken in Chapter 4?
(a) Al Jazeera.
(b) Kazimayn.
(c) An Nasiriyah.
(d) Abu Ghraib.

2. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?
(a) 1989-1990.
(b) 1991-1993.
(c) 1990-1991.
(d) 1992-1994.

3. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Stormville, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Tampa, Florida.

4. The 3rd Infantry Division is generally following what group that enters Iraq first in Chapter 4?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The Special Ops.
(c) The Political Brigade.
(d) The Air Force.

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?
(a) Igloo.
(b) Bivouac.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Yurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, the narrator states that “There were special detachments created for Medical, Construction, and Intelligence.” The Medical detachment people are said to be led by whom?

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

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

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