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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 will the young warrior study in college?

2. Chapter 6 is written from the point of view of ____.

3. What tool did Sasha steal from the plumber?

4. What does Bennie keep in the small red box?

5. What is the name of Sasha's therapist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sasha's philosophy on stealing from others?

2. What is Rhea's explanation of San Francisco in 1979?

3. Who is Chronos? What does he do that nearly gets him killed?

4. How does Sasha react to the woman's pleas? What happens next?

5. How does Lou react when he sees Rhea and Jocelyn? How has the atmosphere changed?

6. What is Bennie's opinion of the current state of the music business?

7. What does Scotty say about his job as a janitor?

8. What happens during and after the gig at the Mab?

9. What is the status of the group of kids? What are their relationships with each other?

10. Explain some of Charlie's behaviors during the early part of the safari that shows her displeasure with her father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses flashbacks as a way to give a background to many of the characters. Examine the use of flashback and your opinion on its effectiveness. Give at least three examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write a complete character description of Bennie Salazar. Include the character's physical, emotional, mental and spiritual state at various times in the book. Include Bennie's personal and professional information as well as the character's role in the story. What makes Bennie a compelling character? How could the character be improved?

Essay Topic 3

Redemption is one of the main themes in the story. Each of the characters seems to go through a dark period. This is especially true of Sasha, whose entire background is revealed in various chapters. Sasha was a run away, did drugs, had many injuries and a rough life on the streets or in run down places all over the world, including Naples. Jocelyn may have the darkest past of all. Jocelyn fell into a bad lifestyle at a young age and spent her life from then on in and out of drug rehab and having bad experiences. Discuss redemption and how it applies to Sasha, Jocelyn, and Bennie. Explain in detail how and why each character felt the need to be redeemed.

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