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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the narrator says that the troops just heard a lecture from what individual “who was in charge of all Civil Affairs in the area”?
(a) Colonel King.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Specialist Darcy.

2. When Perry’s team arrives at the bombed school in Chapter 6, the troops that are patrolling the area are from where, according to Captain Coles?
(a) England.
(b) Peru.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?
(a) Igloo.
(b) Bivouac.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Yurt.

4. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?
(a) The Mevlevi Order.
(b) The Hindus.
(c) The Shiites.
(d) The Kurds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Private Perry’s mother?

2. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?

3. What is the name that the narrator says “we called the Special Ops guys who went on secret missions in enemy territory,” in Chapter 2?

4. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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