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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?
(a) Corporal Rios.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Corporal Pendleton.
(d) Specialist Darcy.

4. When Captain Coles tells the narrator that they’re changing direction in Chapter 5, he explains, “The 204th Medical called asking for some help south of” what location?
(a) “Kazimayn.”
(b) “An Najaf.”
(c) “An Nasiriyah.”
(d) “Al Jazeera.”

5. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?
(a) The 104th Regiment.
(b) The 507th Regiment.
(c) The 422nd Regiment.
(d) The 302nd Regiment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The first casualties that the narrator learns of in Chapter 4 are described as having been “hit around someplace called” what?

3. 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”?

4. What is the name of the colonel that enters with Major Sessions at the meeting in Chapter 6?

5. The dozen or soldiers that the narrator is a part of are acting as what team in Chapter 2?

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