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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?

2. Who gave a pep talk and told the trainees to just try to make it through each day in Chapter 4?

3. On what date was Marcus's team finally given the go-ahead for the mission to get Sharmak in Chapter 6?

4. Who founded al-Qaeda?

5. James Suh was how old in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author employ foreshadowing when describing his tour in Iraq in Chapter 1?

2. What did phase three of the training entail in Chapter 5? Where were the men trained? How many remained by the end of the fourth week?

3. What aspect of training had Marcus just completed at the beginning of Chapter 4? How had his class transformed at this point?

4. How does the author describe Mikey in Chapter 1? What did Marcus like about Mikey?

5. How did the author describe Danny in Chapter 1? How did Danny act toward the other members of the team?

6. Where did Marcus pursue more training following BUD/S in Chapter 5? In what did he train?

7. What does the author relate of his father in Chapter 2? How did his father influence him to become a Navy SEAL?

8. How did Hell Week conclude in Chapter 5, according to the author? How many of the men lasted through the week?

9. Where was Marcus traveling in the Prologue? Why?

10. How did Marcus feel about the meetings he had in the Prologue? Which meeting was the hardest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss BUD/S training. What does BUD/S stand for? What does the training entail? What were Marcus's experience in BUD/S like? What led up to Hell Week for the trainees? How many quit?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the strategy of Marcus's team after being surrounded in Chapter 7. How did the team attempt to escape the situation? How many fighters were there? How was the team able to hold off so many fighters for as long as they did?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the injuries sustained by Marcus during his escape in Chapter 9. In what state was Marcus when he was discovered by the tribesmen? What is the culture and history of these people? Why did they choose to help Marcus?

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