1. What is the date listed on Private Perry’s letter to Uncle Richie in Chapter 5?
(a) September 16, 2003.
(b) March 30, 2002.
(c) May 12, 2003.
(d) March 25, 2003.

2. Where does the narrator say he and his squad spent the rest of the afternoon in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) An Nasiriyah.
(b) An Najaf.
(c) Abu Ghraib.
(d) Kazimayn.

3. What health condition does Private Perry mention his father has and is not watching in Chapter 7?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) A heart murmur.
(d) Stomach ulcers.

4. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Meal, Read-to-Eat.”
(b) “Missing Relay Edict.”
(c) “Metal Restrictor Envoy.”
(d) “Missing Recon Eviction.”

5. The first casualties that the narrator learns of in Chapter 4 are described as having been “hit around someplace called” what?
(a) An Nasiriyah.
(b) An Najaf.
(c) Al Jazeera.
(d) Kazimayn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being used as a makeshift hospital for the wounded Iraqi civilians when the narrator’s squad arrives as backup for the medics in Chapter 5?

2. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?

3. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?

4. What do “MPs” refer to in the narrative?

5. Sergeant Harris is described in Chapter 2 as “a black soldier who had switched to Civil Affairs from” where?

(see the answer key)

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