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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. Who tried to radio in for help on the situation when Marcus's team encountered goatherds in Chapter 7?
(a) Danny.
(b) James.
(c) Mikey.
(d) Axe.

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

3. What is an unwritten code of life and traditional way found among Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan, dating to the pre-Islamic era?
(a) Lokhay Warkawal.
(b) Karma.
(c) Hari Kari.
(d) Pashtunwali.

4. In Chapter 10, Marcus drank by pouring drink into his mouth rather than sipping from it so he wouldn't get what?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Gingivitis.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Malaria.

5. What did Sarawa and other villagers give Marcus to drink from at the cave in Chapter 10?
(a) A camel stomach.
(b) An old Pepsi bottle.
(c) A Budweiser can.
(d) A clay pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 7?

2. Back in Texas there were now nearly how many people trying to stay optimistic in Chapter 11?

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

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

5. How many men found Marcus and helped him to their village in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened after Marcus returned to the village from the caves in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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