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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Miro and Ben alike in a sense?
(a) They are both scared of other men who are in power.
(b) They both look very similar to one another.
(c) Miro, like Ben, is struggling to grow up and deal with adult problems.
(d) They are both young men who do not know how to deal with the problems they have been dealt.

2. What is a second thing the terrorists hope to gain from the hijacking?
(a) They want weapons.
(b) The re-establishment of their ruler.
(c) Money that will help continue their fight for freedom.
(d) Their own country to rule.

3. What country do the terrorists seem to be fighting for?
(a) A European country.
(b) A South American country.
(c) An African or MIddle Eastern country.
(d) An Asian country.

4. How will Miro now act around Kate?
(a) He hates her and shows it.
(b) He guards his words more closely.
(c) He will tell her everything.
(d) He is cruel towards her and the children.

5. Why does Kate feel angry that she is on the bus?
(a) She normally does not drive this bus route.
(b) She thinks she is too young to die.
(c) She was supposed to go to the beach today.
(d) She thinks the hijackers have some nerve taking over the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this section, what does the reader begin to understand about Ben's story?

2. What is Miro eager for?

3. Why did the hijackers want money?

4. Besides just knowing about his son's behavior, what has the General also learned about his son?

5. What excites Miro although his brother is already dead?

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