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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marcus went to the SDV school (submarines) where in Chapter 5?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Anchorage, Alaska.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) Panama City, Florida.

2. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy and Marcus were on the same team for how long?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 months.

3. What was Axe's full name and title?
(a) Petty Officer Shane James Axelson.
(b) Petty Officer Dennis Elliot Aximov.
(c) Petty Officer Matthew Gene Axelson.
(d) Petty Officer James Axel Williams.

4. Marcus left home on March 7, 1999 when he was how old, according to Chapter 3?
(a) 16.
(b) 27.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

5. How many of the men made it through Hell Week in Chapter 5?
(a) 5.
(b) 24.
(c) 32.
(d) 13.

6. The last school Marcus attended was joint tactical air control located where?
(a) Camp Pendleton.
(b) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(c) San Clemente Island.
(d) Fallon Naval Airbase.

7. For ten weeks, the men would work on land navigation where, in Chapter 5?
(a) La Posta.
(b) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(c) San Clemente Island.
(d) Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

8. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."
(b) "Like the Remnants of a Ravaged Army."
(c) "Baby Seals... and Big Ole Gators."
(d) "To Afghanistan... In a Flying Warehouse."

9. What was the training called in which men burst into the room with machine guns blaring as they shot the lights out in Chapter 4?
(a) Blackout.
(b) Meteor Shower.
(c) Shock and Awe.
(d) Starry Night.

10. What did phase three of training focus on in Chapter 5?
(a) Aquatic skills.
(b) Surviving in caves.
(c) Air combat.
(d) Land warfare.

11. Mikey was whose best friend in the narrative?
(a) Marcus'.
(b) David's.
(c) Axe's.
(d) Morgan's.

12. The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political group that ruled large parts of Afghanistan from September 1996 until when?
(a) October 2001.
(b) April 1999.
(c) June 1998.
(d) May 2005.

13. What refers to technology used to conceal ships, aircraft, and missiles?
(a) Confusion technology.
(b) Infrared technology.
(c) Stealth technology.
(d) Cryogenic technology.

14. The men went approximately how many hours without sleep and with extreme physical exertion, fending off hallucinations, in Chapter 5 during Hell Week?
(a) 24.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

15. Marcus went to the Eighteenth Delta Force medical program located where, in Chapter 5?
(a) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(b) Panama City, Florida.
(c) San Clemente Island.
(d) Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does SEAL stand for in the U.S. Navy SEALs?

2. Sharmak commanded a group of insurgents known as what?

3. Who was the U.S. President during the period in which the autobiography takes place?

4. Who gave a pep talk and told the trainees to just try to make it through each day in Chapter 4?

5. By the end of the fourth week of training, how many men remained in Chapter 5?

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