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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 is the title of Chapter 9?

2. Not long after encountering the goatherds, Marcus's team found themselves surrounded by heavily armed Taliban warriors armed with rocket-propelled grenades and what?

3. A young boy around 17 came into Marcus' room, and enjoyed watching what, in Chapter 10?

4. What did Sarawa and other villagers give Marcus to drink from at the cave in Chapter 10?

5. What was the name of Marcus' mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Where did Marcus and his team members head after landing in Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Describe and discuss the theme of heroism in the book. What are examples of symbolism and imagery that support the theme of heroism? How did Mikey's actions on the battlefield in Chapter 8 demonstrate this theme? How do Marcus's actions demonstrate heroism?

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