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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. 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) Fifth.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

2. What was the name of Marcus' father?
(a) James.
(b) David.
(c) Danny.
(d) Michael.

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."
(b) "Blown-up, Shot, and Presumed Dead."
(c) "Two-two-eight! It's Two-two-eight!"
(d) "Reports of My Death Greatly Exaggerated."

5. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave and came back after how many hours had passed?
(a) 5.
(b) 36.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marcus' father was a veteran of what war?

2. Marcus was taken from his cave back to the village where who came to visit him regularly in Chapter 10?

3. With his last words, Axe asked Marcus to do what?

4. What man who was the objective of his mission did Marcus see in Chapter 11?

5. Who hurried over to Marcus and told him to run since Taliban fighters were in the village in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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