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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With his last words, Axe asked Marcus to do what?
(a) Tell his wife he loved her.
(b) Tell his mom he loved her.
(c) Adopt his dog.
(d) Ask his dad for forgiveness.

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

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

5. Danny died in whose arms in Chapter 8?
(a) Axe's.
(b) Mikey's.
(c) Morgan's.
(d) Marcus'.

6. How many cracked vertebrae did Marcus have after the battle in Chapter 8?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

7. One day the villagers called out to Marcus excitedly because they had seen what, in Chapter 11?
(a) A military convoy.
(b) A shooting star.
(c) A fighter plane.
(d) A parachute.

8. Marcus rigged up his radio emergency beacon and left it where in Chapter 11?
(a) In a field.
(b) In a tree.
(c) The windowsill.
(d) The rooftop.

9. Where did Marcus grow up?
(a) Texas.
(b) Montana.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Idaho.

10. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) "Blown-up, Shot, and Presumed Dead."
(b) "An American Fugitive Cornered by the Taliban."
(c) "Two-two-eight! It's Two-two-eight!"
(d) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."

11. Who was Marcus' best friend in the Afghan village?
(a) Morgan.
(b) Sharmak.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Gulab.

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

13. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave saying he would come back in what amount of time?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

14. In Chapter 11, the Taliban fighters were threatening the villagers, demanding that they do what?
(a) Support the Taliban.
(b) Hand over the American.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Start jihad.

15. The term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of what year, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sarawa and other villagers give Marcus to drink from at the cave in Chapter 10?

2. Marcus was trying to make contact by radio after the battle ended in Chapter 8, but he couldn't speak for what reason?

3. How many goatherds did Marcus's team encounter, along with a fourteen-year-old boy in Chapter 7?

4. Not long after encountering the goatherds, Marcus's team found themselves surrounded by approximately how many heavily armed Taliban warriors in Chapter 7?

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

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