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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has Ben's father been speaking with?
(a) Ben's mother.
(b) The dean of the school.
(c) Ben's friends.
(d) All of Ben's teacher.

2. What does Miro tell Kate about?
(a) His missing father.
(b) He tells her about his childhood.
(c) The memories he has of his mother.
(d) About his brother.

3. What has Artkin promised to treat Miro as?
(a) His son.
(b) An equal.
(c) A friend.
(d) An adult.

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

5. When Miro hears this sound, he knows that the government has discovered their location.
(a) The sounds of a helicopter.
(b) Planes flying overhead.
(c) Rustling in the forest.
(d) Trucks crushing rocks.

6. When was the first time that Ben had ever heard of the Inner Delta?
(a) After school on a nice fall day.
(b) He overheard his father's conversation on the phone.
(c) When he was about 20 years old.
(d) The morning of the hijacking.

7. What moves into the woods around the bus?
(a) Scary animals.
(b) Snipers.
(c) Bomb experts.
(d) Shooters.

8. What is the bus driver's name?
(a) Kate.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Kat.
(d) Karina.

9. What does Ben seem to be contemplating?
(a) Suicide.
(b) The death of his mother.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Killing his father.

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

11. Who is responsible for these three teenagers' problems?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Adults.
(c) Other children.
(d) The government.

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

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

14. What else does Miro tell Kate about concerning his home?
(a) He hates his home.
(b) He will do anything to return to his homeland.
(c) He is enjoying America and might not want to go home.
(d) He misses the people from his home.

15. What is one thing the terrorists hope to gain from the hijacking?
(a) Their own country to rule.
(b) They hope to get weapons.
(c) They want to get money.
(d) They wish to free political prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the dead child's name?

3. How are the children forced to go to the bathroom?

4. According to Artkin, what will promote their cause?

5. What has Miro successfully completed?

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