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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. Why is Miro anxious about the hijacking?

2. What did the hijackers want to do with Inner Delta?

3. Early in the morning what does Miro wait for?

4. Did Nettie seem to be in love with Ben?

5. How has Miro grown up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the terrorists take the children?

2. What does Ben remember about the morning of the hijacking?

3. What do the terrorists do with the child who has died?

4. Why does Kate get nervous about having the responsibility of saving the children that are on the bus?

5. As Part 3 begins, what is Ben hoping happens?

6. Why doesn't Raymond fall asleep?

7. How do events begin to take a turn for the worse?

8. What does Kate hope for when she hears the helicopters overhead?

9. What was the General in charge of while he worked at Forte Delta?

10. What does the reader begin to understand about Miro as the events of the novel play out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To you, what is the definition of humanity?

How do certain characters live up to this definition or fail?

Think of two instances in with a character has acted cruelly or against another human's rights.

Essay Topic 2

The author likens the children and young adults in the novel to game pawns.

Do you think this is an appropriate comparison for the author to make?

How do the adults use the children in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Kate's character. Consider the following questions:

- What is the purpose of Kate's character?

- How does she attempt to use her own sexuality to free herself and the children?

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