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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?
(a) “Lag of time.”
(b) “Haze of fear.”
(c) “Fog of war.”
(d) “Cultural confusion.”

2. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) May.

3. Who does Jonesy describe as a “blues dude” that made a deal with the devil at the crossroads for some guitar licks in Chapter 3?
(a) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(b) Nat King Cole.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Berry Blackwater.

4. What is the name of the medic that has a bandage over her head when the narrator’s squad arrives at the makeshift hospital in Chapter 5?
(a) Owens.
(b) Walker.
(c) Smith.
(d) Jameson.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?

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

5. 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?

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