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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives a letter in the beginning of Chapter 7 and begins cursing over its contents?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Ahmed Sabbat.
(c) Corporal Rios.
(d) Corporal Kennedy.

2. Where does the narrator say Captain Coles had gone on his honeymoon in Chapter 6?
(a) Rome.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What is the name of Private Perry’s mother?
(a) Jackie Perry.
(b) Julie Perry.
(c) Sarah Perry.
(d) Martha Perry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?

2. 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?

3. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

4. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that Perry’s father still thinks he is how old?

5. Where does the narrator say he and his squad spent the rest of the afternoon in the opening of Chapter 5?

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