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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?
(a) A Canyoneer.
(b) A Water Buffalo.
(c) A Bradley.
(d) A Humvee.

2. What is the name of the woman who speaks English and has invited Captain Miller and the others to tea in Chapter 9?
(a) An Nasiriyah.
(b) An Najaf.
(c) Major Sessions.
(d) Halima Telfah.

3. Where does the prisoner that the narrator’s squad takes say he learned to speak English in Chapter 5?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Chicago.

4. What are the names of Corporal Pendleton’s daughters?
(a) Michelle and Mary.
(b) Kayla and Karen.
(c) Sarah and Sally.
(d) Elizabeth and Marie.

5. What does “WMD” refer to in the novel?
(a) “War of Mind Destruction.”
(b) “War of Material Detonation.”
(c) “Weapons of Mass Destruction.”
(d) “Weapons of Marine Detachment.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?

3. What name is given to the stuffed monkey that Corporal Rios received in the mail in Chapter 9?

4. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?

5. What song by Destiny’s Child does Jonesy begin singing as the unit heads out on their mission as escorts for the Special Ops guys in Chapter 10?

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