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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Corporal Eddie Evans say he is from originally in Chapter 1?
(a) Stormville, New York.
(b) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(c) Harlem, New York.
(d) Tampa, Florida.

2. After Jonesy’s funeral, Perry says in Chapter 15 that they all have received new assignments. “All the specialists, the construction people and the plumbers and the electricians from our flying squad, were reassigned to” what unit?
(a) “The 302nd.”
(b) “The 422nd.”
(c) “The 409th.”
(d) “The 523rd.”

3. What is the date on Private Perry’s letter home to Uncle Richie in the end of Chapter 15?
(a) June 17, 2003.
(b) June 11, 2004.
(c) September 16, 2003.
(d) September 12, 2002.

4. What idiom does Major Scott use when talking to the sheik to describe cooperation in Chapter 14?
(a) “One hand washes the other.”
(b) “We scratch each others’ backs.”
(c) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”
(d) “Killing two birds with one stone.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The lines of the song that the narrator thinks of as his squad drives into Iraq are “Check out the real situation / Nation war against nation / When did it all begin? / When will it end?” These lyrics are from a song by whom?

2. 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?

3. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?

4. Major Spring Sessions tells the unit in Chapter 1 that their entire detachment is made up of about how many people?

5. Captain Coles says to Private Perry in Chapter 13 regarding the war, “It teaches you things, though. What it’s taught me is” what?

(see the answer key)

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