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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 does the reader learn about the General?

2. What did the General do to Ben's phone?

3. Does the author provide some kind of closure for Kate's character and her family?

4. Why is Raymond's death so sad?

5. What does Kate think will happen to her if she can talk to Miro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miro think about as Artkin tortures Ben?

2. Why has Ben felt so much guilt over the past few years?

3. How does Artkin die?

4. Prior to Ben's death, what type of the man was the General?

5. What shocks the reader in this section?

6. What does the General remember about the day of the hijacking?

7. Why does Miro decide to kill Kate?

8. Why is Raymond forced to take more candy?

9. What is shocking about the end of the novel?

10. Why does Artkin kill Raymond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has the General's actions caused Ben to commit suicide?

How could the General have prevented the death of his son?

Essay Topic 2

Ben's character is used to show several themes throughout the story. He is an innocent young man that is used by his father and others to get what they want.

Through Ben's character, what themes are explored by the author?

Which theme is the most prevalent throughout the story.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the ending of the novel and then discuss how the ending of the novel tragic and unfair.

What is an alternate ending you would have liked to see for the story?

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