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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Miro and Ben alike in a sense?
(a) They are both young men who do not know how to deal with the problems they have been dealt.
(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 scared of other men who are in power.

2. At this point in the book, what is happening with Miro?
(a) He is fighting the realization that his brother is dead.
(b) He has decided to kill himself.
(c) He is wishing he was not a part of this plan.
(d) He is living through the actual day of the hijacking.

3. In what time period is the novel set?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1980s.

4. Why is Miro anxious about the hijacking?
(a) He wants everything to go according to plan.
(b) He wants to look good in front of his boss.
(c) He is questioning the hostage situation.
(d) He wishes he knew more about the plan.

5. Why did the hijackers want money?
(a) To give money back to their government.
(b) To buy expensive things.
(c) To free some political prisoners.
(d) They need money to get back to their home country.

6. Despite Kate's objections, what does Artkin give the children?
(a) Stale food.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Inappropriate books.
(d) More candy.

7. What is a third thing the terrorists hope to gain from the hijacking?
(a) Exposure of Inner Delta.
(b) The re-establishment of their ruler.
(c) Power from NATO.
(d) Their own country to rule.

8. What does Kate gain by Raymond's deception?
(a) Hope that they will survive.
(b) A helping hand.
(c) Fear that he will act out.
(d) A partner in crime.

9. What is the driver now fighting for?
(a) Her right to protect herself.
(b) The ability to see her fiance again.
(c) Her life and the life of all the children.
(d) Her life.

10. 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.

11. Where does Ben recall falling in love?
(a) At the YMCA outside of Hallowell.
(b) When his mother introduced him to a young woman she works with.
(c) The summer of the hijacking at the pool.
(d) At the movie theatre.

12. What does Kate remember about Miro?
(a) He is very conservative.
(b) He has no interest in women.
(c) He has a soft side.
(d) He does not turn her in for going to the bathroom.

13. By talking to Miro, what does Kate realize?
(a) He is an innocent.
(b) He has children.
(c) He is a monster who is trapped in the innocence of never knowing another life.
(d) He is actually a nice man who has had a lot of mishaps through life.

14. What is Kate hopeful for?
(a) She hopes there will soon be a rescue.
(b) She hopes she will die quickly.
(c) She hopes she will get to see her family again.
(d) She hopes she can connect with Miro.

15. What happens as they take the bus to a secure location?
(a) Kate is beaten because she won't be quiet.
(b) Artkin tries to beat one of the children.
(c) Miro gets in trouble for talking to Kate.
(d) One of the children dies from the drugs in the candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Ben's home?

2. How do the terrorists dispose of the dead body?

3. What has Miro successfully completed?

4. To Ben, the day of the hijacking begins as __________________.

5. What do both Ben and the General choose to use to convey their feelings throughout the novel?

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