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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 6 as “Saddam’s fourth or fifth cousin” that “spoke a little English and was between one hundred and two hundred years old”?
(a) Ahmed Sabbat.
(b) Jamil Sidqi al-Tikrit.
(c) Halima Telfah.
(d) Captain Coles.

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) Louis Armstrong.
(d) John Lennon.

3. Private Robin Perry says that he is from where originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Dix Hills, New York.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Tampa, Florida.
(d) Stone Mountain, Georgia.

4. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?
(a) “Aloha by the Sea.”
(b) “Qatar by the Sea.”
(c) “Doha by the Sea.”
(d) “The land of forgiveness.”

5. What television station does the narrator’s squad pick up after stopping to camp for the night in Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) FOX.
(b) CBS.
(c) CNN.
(d) NBC.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?

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

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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