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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?
(a) Iraq’s invasion of Iran.
(b) Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
(c) The 9/11 attacks.
(d) Iraq’s invasion of Libya.

2. Word has come down that Major Sessions was passed up for a promotion to what title in Chapter 11?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Sergeant Colonel.

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

4. Jonesy points out in Chapter 11 that the “Euphrates River looks blue and the Tigris looks” what color?
(a) “Brown.”
(b) “Black.”
(c) “Clear.”
(d) “Green.”

5. Who shoots and kills the injured man that begins shooting at the narrator’s squad with a pistol in Chapter 5?
(a) Captain Coles.
(b) Captain Miller.
(c) Sergeant Harris.
(d) Specialist Darcy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Corporal Kennedy describe growing up in Chapter 10?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 10, Sergeant Harris and Jonesy get into an argument because “Sergeant Harris said that in a way most women weren’t much more than” what?

3. What is being used as a makeshift hospital for the wounded Iraqi civilians when the narrator’s squad arrives as backup for the medics in Chapter 5?

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

5. Where does Barbara say their Humvee was when they witnessed the explosion that killed two marines in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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