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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 Ahmed call the redbrick mound that “seemed almost to shimmer in the bright sunlight” and where the Mesopotamians supposedly built shrines, in Chapter 9?
(a) A charlatan.
(b) An oasis.
(c) A ziggurat.
(d) A prism.

2. How many men are arrested at the home where the detonators are found in Chapter 10?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?
(a) “Qatar by the Sea.”
(b) “Aloha by the Sea.”
(c) “Doha by the Sea.”
(d) “The land of forgiveness.”

4. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?
(a) 75.
(b) 30.
(c) 42.
(d) 81.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the name of the song that Jonesy writes about the sandstorm in Chapter 4?

4. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?

5. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?

(see the answer key)

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