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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 friends.
(b) The dean of the school.
(c) Ben's mother.
(d) All of Ben's teacher.

2. What does Miro admire about Artkin?
(a) His looks.
(b) His ability to communicate with others.
(c) His plan making ability.
(d) His intelligence.

3. Why does Kate start to talk with Miro?
(a) She thinks he is attractive.
(b) To distract him so that she can make some escape plans.
(c) She wants him to see her as a human being.
(d) She sees an important person in him.

4. How does Miro cover the bus' windows?
(a) Miro uses the children's homework pages.
(b) He uses newspaper.
(c) Miro uses tape to cover the windows of the bus.
(d) He uses paper to cover the windows.

5. What has Raymond attempted to do to the hijackers?
(a) Foil their plan and pretend he is asleep.
(b) Help Kate take over the weapons.
(c) Kick one of the terrorists.
(d) Attack one of the hijackers.

6. How are the children forced to go to the bathroom?
(a) Outside of the bus.
(b) In a bathroom.
(c) In their seats.
(d) In a pail.

7. What is Miro eager for?
(a) The chance to prove himself to others.
(b) He wants a chance to lead all of the terrorists.
(c) He wishes to be treated as an equal to his terrorist leaders.
(d) To get to know a woman.

8. What does Kate hope she can do to save the day?
(a) She hopes to distract Miro and make an escape with Ray.
(b) She wants to make a run for it.
(c) She will try to steal a gun and kill the terrorists.
(d) She hopes that she can drive the bus off the bridge.

9. How did Ben assume that love happened?
(a) Only between adults.
(b) One person chases after the other.
(c) It happens between two people and goes both ways.
(d) The exact way that Ben's mother and father fell in love.

10. What is the General's name when he is doing Inner Delta business?
(a) Ban.
(b) Bane.
(c) Briggs.
(d) Brian.

11. When Miro hears this sound, what does he think is about to begin?
(a) The ambush on the terrorist camp.
(b) The leader has finally found them.
(c) The leader is coming to talk to him.
(d) Artkin will start killing his hostages.

12. What does Ben Marchand seem to carry around with him?
(a) Finding a place for him to fit in.
(b) Guilt about something.
(c) A longing for love.
(d) Wanting to be accepted by everyone.

13. Where is the bus taken?
(a) To an abandoned farmhouse.
(b) To an abandoned railroad.
(c) To the outside of the school.
(d) To an abandoned air field.

14. What does Miro and Artkin's relationship resemble?
(a) Lovers.
(b) That of a father and son.
(c) An uncle and nephew.
(d) Two very close friends.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the driver now fighting for?

2. At this point in the book, what is happening with Miro?

3. To what group does his father belong?

4. Did Nettie seem to be in love with Ben?

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

(see the answer keys)

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