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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. By what month had many people in Marcus's hometown lost hope in Chapter 10?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) February.
(d) September.

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

3. Not long after encountering the goatherds, Marcus's team found themselves surrounded by approximately how many heavily armed Taliban warriors in Chapter 7?
(a) 80-100.
(b) 50-75.
(c) 25-30.
(d) 40-60.

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

5. Back in Texas there were now nearly how many people trying to stay optimistic in Chapter 11?
(a) 35.
(b) 300.
(c) 250.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where the American base was near the village in Chapter 11?

2. What tradition did Marcus come to understand that as a wounded stranger he would be given aid and protected against enemies at all costs in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave saying he would come back in what amount of time?

4. What was the name of the village doctor who was among the villagers who found Marcus in Chapter 9?

5. Mike made the call at the beginning of Chapter 8, which was what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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