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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the baseball player on the Yankees t-shirt that one of the Iraqi children is wearing in Chapter 5?
(a) Derek Jeter.
(b) Bobby Fisher.
(c) Johnny Saint.
(d) Jack Slater.

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

3. To whom is the letter addressed in the Prologue of the novel?
(a) Dad.
(b) Uncle Richie.
(c) Mom.
(d) Aunt Sarah.

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

5. Where does the narrator say he and his squad spent the rest of the afternoon in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) An Najaf.
(b) An Nasiriyah.
(c) Abu Ghraib.
(d) Kazimayn.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

3. What fighting vehicle is described in Chapter 4 as “a big tank-looking affair with a mounted cannon”?

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

5. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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