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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comprises the Second Squad when they take off for Iraq in Chapter 3?
(a) Captain Coles, Lieutenant Nelson, and Captain Miller.
(b) Captain Miller, Private Perry, and Corporal Kennedy.
(c) Sergeant Harris, Corporal Evans, and Specialist Darcy.
(d) Colonel King, Specialist Darcy, and Captain Miller.

2. What do “MPs” refer to in the narrative?
(a) Masked Persons.
(b) Military Police.
(c) Machine Pumps.
(d) Marked Persons.

3. Who do Perry’s friends in the unit save the sandwich for that appears to be tuna salad in Chapter 14?
(a) Specialist Darcy.
(b) Corporal Rios.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Captain Coles.

4. Jonesy says in Chapter 13, “The only dying that means anything is” what?
(a) “The dying of those you love.”
(b) “The dying that you see.”
(c) “Your own.”
(d) “The dying you’re a part of.”

5. Where does Jonesy say they’re going out again in Chapter 12, which the narrator describes as running “through some of the worst territory for ambushes in Iraq”?
(a) Highway 7.
(b) Highway 4.
(c) Highway 10.
(d) Highway 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?

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 calls Jones’s name during the roll call that traditionally takes place during a soldier’s funeral in Chapter 15?

5. After reading the letter from his mother in Chapter 7, Private Perry thinks about how she said he was always what type of individual?

(see the answer key)

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