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

2. What did the villagers give Marcus for the severe pain he was feeling in Chapter 10?

3. Marcus refused to drink from the river because of what, in Chapter 9?

4. The term Geneva Convention denotes the agreements of what year, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War?

5. What is the title of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. What was delivered by parachute to the village in Chapter 11? Why were the villagers unable to secure anything useful?

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

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

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

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

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 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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the developments in the war in Afghanistan today. How has President Obama's strategy in the war differed from that of George W. Bush? How has support for the war evolved in the past five years? Would Marcus agree or disagree with the state of the war?

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