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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. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy and Marcus were on the same team for how long?

2. The last school Marcus attended was joint tactical air control located where?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus had experienced his last day of what?

4. What year was it when six of the men left Bahrain to go on a mission in Chapter 1?

5. "Al-Qaeda" translates as what in English?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where was Marcus and his team headed for their mission in Chapter 1? How did they feel about their objective?

6. What did Captain Maguire tell Marcus's training class in Chapter 4? How many men made it through the first four-week assessment?

7. What did the trainees face after Hell Week ended in Chapter 5? How many men made it to phase three?

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

9. 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?

10. What was revealed in the briefing with Marcus's team in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the decision to let the goatherds free in Chapter 7. Was this decision ethical? Was it practical? What would the alternative have been? Would you have made the same decision under those circumstances? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Marcus's training in La Posta, Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island. What did land warfare training entail? How was demolitions training described? What is field training and how is it implemented?

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