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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Petty Officer Shane Patton was the son of what?

2. How many of the initial 98 made it through the first four-week assessment of BUD/S in Chapter 4?

3. Marcus left home on March 7, 1999 when he was how old, according to Chapter 3?

4. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy had how many children in the narrative?

5. What refers to a marksman who shoots targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Marcus and his team headed for their mission in Chapter 1? How did they feel about their objective?

2. How much rest time were the trainees given during Hell Week in Chapter 5? What was one of their final tests?

3. How does the author employ foreshadowing when describing his tour in Iraq in Chapter 1?

4. How did Hell Week conclude in Chapter 5, according to the author? How many of the men lasted through the week?

5. How does the author describe Mikey in Chapter 1? What did Marcus like about Mikey?

6. What does Marcus reflect upon as the team is flying in Chapter 2? How does he describe his family?

7. How is Shane Patton described in Chapter 1? How did Marcus relate to Shane?

8. How does the author describe Axe in Chapter 1? Who was Axe's best friend?

9. What did phase three of the training entail in Chapter 5? Where were the men trained? How many remained by the end of the fourth week?

10. What does the author discuss regarding the ethics and politics of war in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Ahmad Shah and the "Mountain Tigers." What role did Ahmad Shah play within the Taliban? Why was he considered a threat to the U.S.? What was Marcus's team's objective upon finding Sharmak?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Marcus's relationship with the villagers and the village children in the narrative. What does this relationship show the reader regarding Afghans and their culture? How did their generosity and kindness affect Marcus? What did Gulab represent to Marcus?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the decision to let the goatherds free in Chapter 7. Was this decision ethical? Was it practical? What would the alternative have been? Would you have made the same decision under those circumstances? Why or why not?

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