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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. How many men dropped out before lunch the first day of BUD/S in Chapter 4?

2. What does SEAL stand for in the U.S. Navy SEALs?

3. How many days would the men spend at Camp Pendleton working at the shooting ranges in Chapter 5?

4. How many men who made it to phase three in Chapter 5?

5. Marcus felt that those who quit did so because they weren't heeding whose advice in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author discuss regarding the ethics and politics of war in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How much rest time were the trainees given during Hell Week in Chapter 5? What was one of their final tests?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Ahmad Shah and the "Mountain Tigers." What role did Ahmad Shah play within the Taliban? Why was he considered a threat to the U.S.? What was Marcus's team's objective upon finding Sharmak?

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

Discuss the injuries sustained by Danny, Axe and Mikey in Chapter 7, and analyze the structure of the narrative. How does Chapter 7 illustrate the rising action of the narrative? How has the momentum of the action changed in this chapter? What precedes the rising action in the book?

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