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

2. Who was the U.S. President during the period in which the autobiography takes place?

3. How many of the initial 98 made it through the first four-week assessment of BUD/S in Chapter 4?

4. What does BUD/S stand for?

5. Mikey was whose best friend in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 developments in the war in Afghanistan today. How has President Obama's strategy in the war differed from that of George W. Bush? How has support for the war evolved in the past five years? Would Marcus agree or disagree with the state of the war?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history and the work of the U.S. Navy SEALs and analyze Marcus's journey in the Prologue. What did Marcus find difficult about the trip? What do the SEALs specialize in? What does "SEAL" stand for?

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