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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 of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) “I Hate Your Mother Worse Than I Hate This Sand Blues.”
(b) “It’s a Long Way to Yesterday and a Longer Way til Tomorrow.”
(c) “I Wanna Sing You a Song Baby That Ain’t the Blues.”
(d) “Yesterday’s Blues and Tomorrow’s Rainbows.”

2. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) Mom.
(b) Uncle Richie.
(c) Dad.
(d) Aunt Sarah.

3. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?
(a) A Humvee.
(b) A Canyoneer.
(c) A Bradley.
(d) A Water Buffalo.

4. 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) John Lennon.
(b) Jackie Gleason.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) Bob Marley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?

3. What is the Arabic news station called that has shown some of the prisoners that have been taken in Chapter 4?

4. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?

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?

(see the answer key)

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