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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 4?

2. What was the nickname of Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy?

3. Sharmak commanded a group of insurgents known as what?

4. What test did Marcus fail the first time around, as did many others, but passed his second time in Chapter 5?

5. For ten weeks, the men would work on land navigation where, in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author describe the beginning of Hell Week in Chapter 5? Why did Marcus feel several of the men quit?

4. How does the author describe the beginning of BUD/S training in Chapter 4? How many men dropped out?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Marcus and five others leave from for a mission in Chapter 1? How did they travel? Why did they complain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Marcus's relationship with the villagers and the village children in the narrative. What does this relationship show the reader regarding Afghans and their culture? How did their generosity and kindness affect Marcus? What did Gulab represent to Marcus?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Marcus's family home in Texas and the news reports involving Marcus's mission. Why did the news believe the team members to all be dead? Who reached out to the family? Who retained belief that Marcus was alive?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Marcus's ambition and determination in the narrative. Where did Marcus find strength during his harrowing training? How did this training effectively prepare him for the battlefield? What changes did Marcus undergo during training?

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