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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

2. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Georgia.

3. To which of the two main branches of Islam did Saddam Hussein belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 8?
(a) Kurd.
(b) Mawlaw'īyya.
(c) Sunni.
(d) Shiite.

4. What does Corporal Kennedy say the line of green objects on the ground are that can be seen as the squad drives across the Iraqi border in Chapter 4?
(a) Water bags.
(b) Body bags.
(c) Luggage.
(d) Flour bags.

5. 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 Kurds.
(b) The Mevlevi Order.
(c) The Shiites.
(d) The Hindus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?

3. What does “KIA” represent in the narrative?

4. How many men are arrested at the home where the detonators are found in Chapter 10?

5. Harris says that he served on tour where in the first Gulf War in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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