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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction?
(a) Demolition.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Remodeling.
(d) Ground war.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus had experienced his last day of what?
(a) Basic training.
(b) BUD/S.
(c) Indoc.
(d) Hell Week.

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

4. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 1979 until what year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2003.

5. What test did Marcus fail the first time around, as did many others, but passed his second time in Chapter 5?
(a) Advanced mechanics.
(b) Officer training.
(c) Pool competency.
(d) Basic training.

Short Answer Questions

1. The six members of the team did what so they looked more like Afghan fighters in Chapter 1?

2. What does the word "taliban" translate to from Arabic?

3. How tall was Axe in the narrative?

4. How many men who made it to phase three in Chapter 5?

5. On what date was Marcus's team finally given the go-ahead for the mission to get Sharmak in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Captain Maguire tell Marcus's training class in Chapter 4? How many men made it through the first four-week assessment?

2. How does the author describe the beginning of BUD/S training in Chapter 4? How many men dropped out?

3. How does the author describe Axe in Chapter 1? Who was Axe's best friend?

4. How does the author employ foreshadowing when describing his tour in Iraq in Chapter 1?

5. How does the author describe Mikey in Chapter 1? What did Marcus like about Mikey?

6. What did phase three of the training entail in Chapter 5? Where were the men trained? How many remained by the end of the fourth week?

7. How did Hell Week conclude in Chapter 5, according to the author? How many of the men lasted through the week?

8. What does Marcus reflect upon as the team is flying in Chapter 2? How does he describe his family?

9. How did Marcus feel about the meetings he had in the Prologue? Which meeting was the hardest?

10. What aspect of training had Marcus just completed at the beginning of Chapter 4? How had his class transformed at this point?

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