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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?
(a) The Mevlevi Order.
(b) The Shiites.
(c) The Hindus.
(d) The Kurds.

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

3. In his letter in the Prologue, Robin says he is less than a hundred miles from what country’s border?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Syria.
(d) Lebanon.

4. 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.

5. Harris says that he served on tour where in the first Gulf War in Chapter 6?
(a) Qatar.
(b) Iran.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Bolivia.

6. Who is the driver in the Second Squad in Chapter 2?
(a) Sergeant Harris.
(b) Captain Coles.
(c) Colonel King.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

7. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Harlem, New York.

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

9. Who is described as “one of the intelligence guys” that has lost the use of his camera due to the sandstorm in Chapter 4?
(a) Captain Miller.
(b) Colonel King.
(c) Lieutenant Nelson.
(d) Corporal Rios.

10. Private Perry’s mother says in her letter in Chapter 7 that she saw on television that a white Baptist church where was preparing food and stuff to send to the troops?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kentucky.

11. Who is the driver in the First Squad in Chapter 2?
(a) Corporal Jones.
(b) Ahmed Sabbat.
(c) Captain Coles.
(d) Colonel King.

12. What is the name of the colonel that enters with Major Sessions at the meeting in Chapter 6?
(a) Colonel Miller.
(b) Colonel Opdyke.
(c) Colonel Lopez.
(d) Colonel Smith.

13. Who does Jonesy describe as a “blues dude” that made a deal with the devil at the crossroads for some guitar licks in Chapter 3?
(a) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) Berry Blackwater.
(d) Nat King Cole.

14. What regiment is described as the first confirmed casualties in Chapter 4?
(a) The 104th Regiment.
(b) The 507th Regiment.
(c) The 302nd Regiment.
(d) The 422nd Regiment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What river runs through Baghdad?

3. What does “MRE” stand for in the narrative?

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

5. What does “KIA” represent in the narrative?

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