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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. A young boy around 17 came into Marcus' room, and enjoyed watching what, in Chapter 10?
(a) Television.
(b) The sunset.
(c) Soldiers beat him.
(d) The goats.

2. Back in the U.S., Marcus's mom was getting depressed because Marcus had been missing for how long in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

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

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

5. How many goatherds did Marcus's team encounter, along with a fourteen-year-old boy in Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 8, as he lay hidden, Marcus killed how many Taliban fighters who could have found him?

2. How many cracked vertebrae did Marcus have after the battle in Chapter 8?

3. Who tried to radio in for help on the situation when Marcus's team encountered goatherds in Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the town where the American base was near the village in Chapter 11?

5. Marcus was freed from being stuck under the log by what in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marcus and his men encounter goatherds in Chapter 7? What ethical dilemma did the team face?

2. Who did Marcus encounter relating to his mission in Chapter 11? What did he do?

3. What did Marcus encounter as he searched for water in Chapter 9? How does he describe his plight?

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

5. Who helped hide Marcus from the Taliban fighters in Chapter 11? What discovery did he make of the villagers?

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

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

8. What happened after Marcus fell down the mountainside in Chapter 7? How was he reunited with his team?

9. In what physical and emotional state was Marcus following the battle in Chapter 8?

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

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