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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarawa and other villagers took Marcus away to a cave on what day in Chapter 10?
(a) September 24.
(b) January 11.
(c) June 30.
(d) March 8.

2. The Taliban fighters shot down what aircraft that attempted to help Marcus in Chapter 8?
(a) A MH-47.
(b) A F-15E Strike Eagle.
(c) A F-22 Raptor.
(d) A P-51 Mustang.

3. After retreating over the mountain, Marcus noticed Mikey was shot, and blood was pouring from where, in Chapter 7?
(a) His hand.
(b) His neck.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His leg.

4. Back in the U.S., Marcus's mom was getting depressed because Marcus had been missing for how long in Chapter 11?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

5. By what month had many people in Marcus's hometown lost hope in Chapter 10?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) February.
(d) September.

6. Marcus was freed from being stuck under the log by what in Chapter 8?
(a) An RPG.
(b) A machine gun.
(c) A truck.
(d) A hand grenade.

7. Who was Marcus' best friend in the Afghan village?
(a) Gulab.
(b) Sharmak.
(c) Morgan.
(d) Ahmad.

8. Marcus' brother was what?
(a) A Navy SEAL.
(b) A Marine Officer.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An Army Officer.

9. How many goatherds did Marcus's team encounter, along with a fourteen-year-old boy in Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

10. Marcus was was mentally reciting which Psalm from the Bible when he heard water in Chapter 9?
(a) The 23rd Psalm.
(b) The 4th Psalm.
(c) The 18th Psalm.
(d) The 12th Psalm.

11. In Chapter 11, Marcus was furious that he had done what during the thunderstorm instead of leaving?
(a) Drank heavily.
(b) Called home.
(c) Took a shower.
(d) Slept.

12. What is the name of the town where the American base was near the village in Chapter 11?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Sabray.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Asadabad.

13. What did the villagers give Marcus for the severe pain he was feeling in Chapter 10?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Opium.
(c) Hashish.
(d) Marijuana.

14. What are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan?
(a) Shiites.
(b) Dolomites.
(c) Pashtuns.
(d) Sunnis.

15. The term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of what year, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave and came back after how many hours had passed?

2. Who used his mobile phone to try and reach help in Chapter 8?

3. What was the mountain range where the SEAL members were sent to fight the members of the Taliban in the narrative?

4. Where did Marcus grow up?

5. Marcus was taken from his cave back to the village where who came to visit him regularly in Chapter 10?

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