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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 was the name of Marcus' mother?
(a) Heather.
(b) Holly.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Sarah.

2. In Chapter 10, Marcus wrote a note stating that the villagers helped him, and who took it to the military base?
(a) Ahmad.
(b) Sharmak.
(c) Sarawa.
(d) Gulab's father.

3. Who insisted that helicopters would come, then took Marcus out of the village into the mountains in Chapter 11?
(a) Sarawa.
(b) Sharmak.
(c) Ahmad.
(d) Gulab.

4. The articles of which Geneva Convention extensively defined the basic rights of prisoners during war, established protections for the wounded, and established protections for the civilians in and around a war zone?
(a) First.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Second.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who talked with Marcus's mother, telling her that Marcus was not dead in their opinion in Chapter 11?

3. Who used his mobile phone to try and reach help in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave and came back after how many hours had passed?

5. The village children had been beaten by whom as they attempted to find dropped supplies in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Marcus and his team members head after landing in Chapter 7?

4. How does the author describe Danny's death in Chapter 8?

5. What did Marcus's team decide to do about the goatherds in Chapter 7? Why?

6. How was Danny rescued by the team in Chapter 7? What injuries had he sustained?

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

8. When was Marcus taken to a cave by the villagers in Chapter 10? How does he describe the experience?

9. How is the atmosphere at Marcus's family's home described in Chapter 11?

10. What happened after Marcus and his team released the goatherds in Chapter 7? What led to gunfire erupting?

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