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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. Marcus realized he was being tracked by people who had what in Chapter 9?

2. What did the villagers give Marcus for the severe pain he was feeling in Chapter 10?

3. What is the name of the town where the American base was near the village in Chapter 11?

4. Marcus' father was a veteran of what war?

5. Mikey was shot through the chest, and Axe was shot where in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after Marcus fell down the mountainside in Chapter 7? How was he reunited with his team?

2. How did Marcus and his men encounter goatherds in Chapter 7? What ethical dilemma did the team face?

3. Who helped hide Marcus from the Taliban fighters in Chapter 11? What discovery did he make of the villagers?

4. In what physical and emotional state was Marcus following the battle in Chapter 8?

5. Who told the men to fall back in the beginning of Chapter 8? How was Marcus saved by a fallen log in the chapter?

6. When was Marcus taken to a cave by the villagers in Chapter 10? How does he describe the experience?

7. What did Marcus do in order to mark his location to rescuers in Chapter 11? Why was finding a way out of the village important?

8. What led up to Marcus discovering water in Chapter 9?

9. How is Marcus's family's plight described in Chapter 9? What was being reported in the news about the mission?

10. What did Marcus's team decide to do about the goatherds in Chapter 7? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss BUD/S training. What does BUD/S stand for? What does the training entail? What were Marcus's experience in BUD/S like? What led up to Hell Week for the trainees? How many quit?

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