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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 refused to drink from the river because of what, in Chapter 9?
(a) There were dead fish everywhere.
(b) Animals bathed in it.
(c) People urinated in it.
(d) It flowed past his dead comrades.

2. In Chapter 11, the Taliban fighters were threatening the villagers, demanding that they do what?
(a) Hand over the American.
(b) Start jihad.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Support the Taliban.

3. The village children had been beaten by whom as they attempted to find dropped supplies in Chapter 11?
(a) The Navy SEALs.
(b) The village elders.
(c) Homeland security.
(d) Taliban fighters.

4. In Chapter 7, Marcus knew that as a medic he could have helped Mikey and Danny, but he was unable to for what reason?
(a) They refused treatment.
(b) He lost his supplies in the fall.
(c) He was under heavy fire.
(d) He was shot in the arm.

5. What was the mountain range where the SEAL members were sent to fight the members of the Taliban in the narrative?
(a) The Andes.
(b) The Himalayas.
(c) The Sierra Nevada.
(d) Hindu Kush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marcus learned that there was an American military base how far away from the village in Chapter 10?

2. Mikey was shot through the chest, and Axe was shot where in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 10, Sarawa left the cave and came back after how many hours had passed?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?

5. Not long after encountering the goatherds, Marcus's team found themselves surrounded by heavily armed Taliban warriors armed with rocket-propelled grenades and what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Marcus and his team members head after landing in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe Danny's death in Chapter 8?

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

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

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