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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. What is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person?

2. When did the World Trade Tower attacks take place in the United States?

3. What does BUD/S stand for?

4. What did the six men load into and complain about the primitive travel when leaving Bahrain in Chapter 1?

5. For ten weeks, the men would work on land navigation where, in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Marcus traveling in Chapter 1? Why? How did his team feel about their mission?

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

3. What was revealed in the briefing with Marcus's team in Chapter 6?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. What did the trainees face after Hell Week ended in Chapter 5? How many men made it to phase three?

10. How does the author describe the beginning of Hell Week in Chapter 5? Why did Marcus feel several of the men quit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Afghan War, al Qaeda, and the Taliban, and analyze the mission of Marcus's team in Chapter 1. Where was Marcus's team deployed? When did the U.S. enter into war with Afghanistan? What has been the impact of the war?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Axe in the narrative. How old was Axe? Where was he from? What was his relationship to Marcus? Who was Axe best friends with? What were his physical and psychological characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history and the work of the U.S. Navy SEALs and analyze Marcus's journey in the Prologue. What did Marcus find difficult about the trip? What do the SEALs specialize in? What does "SEAL" stand for?

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