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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Corporal Phil Pendleton said to be from in Chapter 1?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Dix Hills, New York.
(c) Leetown, West Virginia.
(d) Stone Mountain, Georgia.

2. Jonesy tells the narrator in Chapter 3, “Most of my training was about” doing what “when you heard gunfire”?
(a) “Shooting back.”
(b) “Diving down.”
(c) “Calling the cops.”
(d) “Jumping up.”

3. In Chapter 3, the narrator says that the troops just heard a lecture from what individual “who was in charge of all Civil Affairs in the area”?
(a) Colonel King.
(b) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(c) Specialist Darcy.
(d) Lieutenant Nelson.

4. 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) Berry Blackwater.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) Muhammad Latif Al-Sadah.
(d) Nat King Cole.

5. What month is it said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) July.

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. It is discussed between the narrator and his team in Chapter 3 the possibility of a battle between the Sunnis and what other sect?

3. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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