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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. What is the title of Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 7, Marcus knew that as a medic he could have helped Mikey and Danny, but he was unable to for what reason?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Discuss the character of Axe in the narrative. How old was Axe? Where was he from? What was his relationship to Marcus? Who was Axe best friends with? What were his physical and psychological characteristics?

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

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?

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