What do you remember from the text? Choose the correct answer.

1. Why did Mike join the military?
   • Because he did not want to go to college.
   • Because he wanted to defend his country.
   • Because he was working dead-end jobs and the offer from the recruiter was tempting.

2. Why didn't Mike get out of the military after four years?
   • Because he volunteered for the war in Iraq.
   • Because the Secretary of the Navy sent a stop loss order.
   • Because he signed up for eight years in the military.

3. When did Mike's unit cross the border to Iraq?
   • In February 2003.
   • In March 2003.
   • In 1999.

4. What did Mike think about the war in Iraq before he went there?
   • He supported the war.
   • He had no opinion on it.
   • He was opposed to the war.