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

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, Marcus was furious that he had done what during the thunderstorm instead of leaving?
(a) Called home.
(b) Drank heavily.
(c) Slept.
(d) Took a shower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Marcus drank by pouring drink into his mouth rather than sipping from it so he wouldn't get what?

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, the Taliban fighters were threatening the villagers, demanding that they do what?

5. One day the villagers called out to Marcus excitedly because they had seen what, in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways did the villagers show generosity in protecting Marcus in Chapter 11? How did he attempt to repay them?

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

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

5. How is Marcus's family's plight described in Chapter 9? What was being reported in the news about the mission?

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

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

8. How does the author describe the atmosphere at Marcus's parents home in Chapter 10?

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

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

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