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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. Marcus was taken from his cave back to the village where who came to visit him regularly in Chapter 10?

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

3. Mike made the call at the beginning of Chapter 8, which was what?

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 10, Marcus drank by pouring drink into his mouth rather than sipping from it so he wouldn't get what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after Marcus fell down the mountainside in Chapter 7? How was he reunited with his team?

2. Who helped hide Marcus from the Taliban fighters in Chapter 11? What discovery did he make of the villagers?

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

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

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

6. What did Marcus encounter as he searched for water in Chapter 9? How does he describe his plight?

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

8. When was Marcus taken to a cave by the villagers in Chapter 10? How does he describe the experience?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the actions of the crew aboard the MH-47 and the shooting down of the aircraft in Chapter 8. What weaponry was used in this endeavor? How many men were killed in the helicopter crash? Who were they?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Marcus's relationship with the villagers and the village children in the narrative. What does this relationship show the reader regarding Afghans and their culture? How did their generosity and kindness affect Marcus? What did Gulab represent to Marcus?

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