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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. 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.

2. How many men found Marcus and helped him to their village in Chapter 9?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

3. When Danny was shot a third time in Chapter 7, it was where?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His neck.
(c) His head.
(d) His leg.

4. What man who was the objective of his mission did Marcus see in Chapter 11?
(a) David.
(b) Gulab.
(c) Sarawa.
(d) Sharmak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Marcus was given shelter by friendly tribesmen from what village in the narrative?

5. Marcus realized he was being tracked by people who had what in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Marcus do in order to mark his location to rescuers in Chapter 11? Why was finding a way out of the village important?

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

6. What plan did Marcus and the villagers develop in order to reach the military base in Chapter 10? What was Marcus treated with for pain?

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

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

9. What led up to Marcus discovering water in Chapter 9?

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

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