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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Corporal Charlie Jones give as his hometown in Chapter 1?
(a) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Tampa, Florida.
(d) Dix Hills, New York.

2. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?
(a) An Armadillo.
(b) A Hellcat.
(c) A Humvee.
(d) A AMX-13 light tank.

3. What battalion is described as “the main CA support group attached to the 3rd Infantry” in Chapter 9?
(a) The 322nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
(b) The 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
(c) The 203rd Civil Affairs Battalion.
(d) The 104th Civil Affairs Battalion.

4. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?
(a) June 12, 2002.
(b) March 16, 2003.
(c) February 27, 2003.
(d) September 4, 2003.

5. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?
(a) “Haze of fear.”
(b) “Cultural confusion.”
(c) “Lag of time.”
(d) “Fog of war.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

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?

3. The narrator says in Chapter 8, “The 3rd and 4th Marines had secured an area in downtown Baghdad they were calling” what?

4. Captain Coles comes to inform Perry’s unit after sunset in Chapter 10 that they will be escorting some Intelligence guys to a place in what district before sunrise?

5. Who is described as “one of the intelligence guys” that has lost the use of his camera due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4?

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