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

2. Where did the trainees go for advanced shooting and tactics, demolitions, and field training in Chapter 5?

3. The six members of the team did what so they looked more like Afghan fighters in Chapter 1?

4. After three days without sleep, the men were sent to their tents for how much rest in Chapter 5?

5. Petty Officer Shane Patton was the son of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shane Patton described in Chapter 1? How did Marcus relate to Shane?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the author describe Axe in Chapter 1? Who was Axe's best friend?

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

10. What does Marcus reflect upon as the team is flying in Chapter 2? How does he describe his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Marcus's interrogation by the Taliban in Chapter 10. How did the Taliban know Marcus was in the village? Why did they obey the village elder when he told them they were not allowed to take Marcus? What dangers did the Taliban pose to the villagers?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Afghan War, al Qaeda, and the Taliban, and analyze the mission of Marcus's team in Chapter 1. Where was Marcus's team deployed? When did the U.S. enter into war with Afghanistan? What has been the impact of the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Marcus's training at Fort Benning, the Eighteenth Delta Force, Fort Bragg and Panama City. What did Marcus become certified in through this training? Also discuss the impact of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. How did this event affect Marcus and his view of the military?

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