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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) "Reports of My Death Greatly Exaggerated."
(b) "The Final Battle for Murphy's Ridge."
(c) "Two-two-eight! It's Two-two-eight!"
(d) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."

2. Marcus was trying to make contact by radio after the battle ended in Chapter 8, but he couldn't speak for what reason?
(a) He was shot in the lungs.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) He was shot in the neck.
(d) He was shot in the mouth.

3. The Taliban fighters shot down what aircraft that attempted to help Marcus in Chapter 8?
(a) A F-22 Raptor.
(b) A P-51 Mustang.
(c) A F-15E Strike Eagle.
(d) A MH-47.

4. Marcus' brother was what?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A Navy SEAL.
(c) An Army Officer.
(d) A Marine Officer.

5. Marcus was was mentally reciting which Psalm from the Bible when he heard water in Chapter 9?
(a) The 18th Psalm.
(b) The 12th Psalm.
(c) The 4th Psalm.
(d) The 23rd Psalm.

6. Mike made the call at the beginning of Chapter 8, which was what?
(a) "Cease fire."
(b) "Full speed ahead."
(c) "Abondon ship."
(d) "Fall back."

7. What are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan?
(a) Dolomites.
(b) Shiites.
(c) Sunnis.
(d) Pashtuns.

8. What is the name of the town where the American base was near the village in Chapter 11?
(a) Asadabad.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Sabray.
(d) Baghdad.

9. Who tried to radio in for help on the situation when Marcus's team encountered goatherds in Chapter 7?
(a) Danny.
(b) Mikey.
(c) James.
(d) Axe.

10. When the battle was over in Chapter 8, Marcus couldn't stand because of what reason?
(a) His leg was full of shrapnel.
(b) His right knee was broken.
(c) His neck was broken.
(d) He had no left foot.

11. Marcus refused to drink from the river because of what, in Chapter 9?
(a) People urinated in it.
(b) It flowed past his dead comrades.
(c) There were dead fish everywhere.
(d) Animals bathed in it.

12. Marcus realized he was being tracked by people who had what in Chapter 9?
(a) Cats.
(b) Goats.
(c) GPS.
(d) Dogs.

13. How many men found Marcus and helped him to their village in Chapter 9?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

14. Back in Texas there were now nearly how many people trying to stay optimistic in Chapter 11?
(a) 35.
(b) 120.
(c) 250.
(d) 300.

15. Marcus tried to pay Gulab for his kindness by giving him what in Chapter 11?
(a) A necklace.
(b) His watch.
(c) A ring.
(d) Some coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. With his last words, Axe asked Marcus to do what?

2. What was Marcus next to when he was discovered by the villagers in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 11, Marcus was furious that he had done what during the thunderstorm instead of leaving?

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

5. Marcus used an infrared strobe light and the laser from what to signal the regular U.S. flyby in Chapter 8?

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