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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. In Chapter 11, the Taliban fighters were threatening the villagers, demanding that they do what?

2. What is the title of Chapter 8?

3. How many men found Marcus and helped him to their village in Chapter 9?

4. What is the title of Chapter 11?

5. Back in the U.S., Marcus's mom was getting depressed because Marcus had been missing for how long in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened after Marcus and his team released the goatherds in Chapter 7? What led to gunfire erupting?

3. What was delivered by parachute to the village in Chapter 11? Why were the villagers unable to secure anything useful?

4. In what ways did the villagers show generosity in protecting Marcus in Chapter 11? How did he attempt to repay them?

5. What happened when Marcus was taken into the village in Chapter 10? Who came and interrogated him?

6. Where did Marcus and his team members head after landing in Chapter 7?

7. Who reassured Marcus's mother in Chapter 11? What did he tell her?

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

9. How does the author describe Danny's death in Chapter 8?

10. How is the atmosphere at Marcus's family's home described in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Marcus's interrogation by the Taliban in Chapter 10. How did the Taliban know Marcus was in the village? Why did they obey the village elder when he told them they were not allowed to take Marcus? What dangers did the Taliban pose to the villagers?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Marcus's training in La Posta, Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island. What did land warfare training entail? How was demolitions training described? What is field training and how is it implemented?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the theme of heroism in the book. What are examples of symbolism and imagery that support the theme of heroism? How did Mikey's actions on the battlefield in Chapter 8 demonstrate this theme? How do Marcus's actions demonstrate heroism?

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