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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 refers to technology used to conceal ships, aircraft, and missiles?

2. Between missions, Marcus volunteered where in Chapter 6?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus noticed that over how many of the men who started out in the class never finished?

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

5. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 1979 until what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In what ways did the instructors push the trainees in Chapter 5? What happened when Marcus was hospitalized?

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

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

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?

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