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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 was the name of the village doctor who was among the villagers who found Marcus in Chapter 9?

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

3. Who remained insistent that Marcus was alive in Chapter 10?

4. At the end of Chapter 8, as he lay hidden, Marcus killed how many Taliban fighters who could have found him?

5. How many cracked vertebrae did Marcus have after the battle in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marcus's team decide to do about the goatherds in Chapter 7? Why?

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

3. Who did Marcus encounter relating to his mission in Chapter 11? What did he do?

4. In what physical and emotional state was Marcus following the battle in Chapter 8?

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

6. Who reassured Marcus's mother in Chapter 11? What did he tell her?

7. In what ways did the villagers show generosity in protecting Marcus in Chapter 11? How did he attempt to repay them?

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

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

10. What led up to Marcus discovering water in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Marcus's family ranch in Texas. How did Marcus's father relate to his sons? What did Marcus learn about finance through the oil industry? Where was Marcus's twin brother when he was deployed to Afghanistan? How close was he with his brother?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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