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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. Where did the trainees go for advanced shooting and tactics, demolitions, and field training in Chapter 5?

2. James Suh was how old in the narrative?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus noticed that over how many of the men who started out in the class never finished?

4. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy was how old 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. How much rest time were the trainees given during Hell Week in Chapter 5? What was one of their final tests?

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

3. How did Marcus feel about the meetings he had in the Prologue? Which meeting was the hardest?

4. What did Captain Maguire tell Marcus's training class in Chapter 4? How many men made it through the first four-week assessment?

5. Where did Marcus and five others leave from for a mission in Chapter 1? How did they travel? Why did they complain?

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

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

8. What does the author relate of his father in Chapter 2? How did his father influence him to become a Navy SEAL?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss Marcus's family home in Texas and the news reports involving Marcus's mission. Why did the news believe the team members to all be dead? Who reached out to the family? Who retained belief that Marcus was alive?

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