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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. With his last words, Axe asked Marcus to do what?

2. Who was Marcus' best friend in the Afghan village?

3. What man who was the objective of his mission did Marcus see in Chapter 11?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who told the men to fall back in the beginning of Chapter 8? How was Marcus saved by a fallen log in the chapter?

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

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

Describe Marcus's training in La Posta, Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island. What did land warfare training entail? How was demolitions training described? What is field training and how is it implemented?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Marcus's interrogation by the Taliban in Chapter 10. How did the Taliban know Marcus was in the village? Why did they obey the village elder when he told them they were not allowed to take Marcus? What dangers did the Taliban pose to the villagers?

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