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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 used his mobile phone to try and reach help in Chapter 8?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. Marcus rigged up his radio emergency beacon and left it where in Chapter 11?

4. Marcus was given shelter by friendly tribesmen from what village in the narrative?

5. Marcus used an infrared strobe light and the laser from what to signal the regular U.S. flyby in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Marcus was taken into the village in Chapter 10? Who came and interrogated him?

2. How is the atmosphere at Marcus's family's home described in Chapter 11?

3. How was Danny rescued by the team in Chapter 7? What injuries had he sustained?

4. What happened after Marcus and his team released the goatherds in Chapter 7? What led to gunfire erupting?

5. How does the author describe the atmosphere at Marcus's parents home in Chapter 10?

6. What happened after Marcus returned to the village from the caves in Chapter 10?

7. How did Marcus and his men encounter goatherds in Chapter 7? What ethical dilemma did the team face?

8. How is Marcus's family's plight described in Chapter 9? What was being reported in the news about the mission?

9. What did Marcus do in order to mark his location to rescuers in Chapter 11? Why was finding a way out of the village important?

10. What plan did Marcus and the villagers develop in order to reach the military base in Chapter 10? What was Marcus treated with for pain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions. How does Marcus in the narrative question these regulations? Why? How do these regulations affect warfare for the military? Do you agree or disagree with Marcus's viewpoint regarding the Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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