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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the General to break down?
(a) Ben's anger towards him.
(b) Ben's refusal to forgive him.
(c) His own guilt and Ben's death.
(d) His wife deciding to leave him.

2. What does Miro feel over Artkin?
(a) He is happy Artkin is dead.
(b) He feels regret and anger over Artkin's death.
(c) He thinks that Artkin was a great big brother figure.
(d) Guilty that he used Artkin.

3. In his prime, what was the General considered?
(a) A very handsome man.
(b) A strong determined man.
(c) An extremely intelligent man.
(d) Someone to look up to in the community.

4. When does Kate think she can steal the bus?
(a) Before dawn.
(b) After nightfall.
(c) When Miro goes outside for air.
(d) When Miro decides to go to the bathroom.

5. What does Kate underestimate?
(a) Miro's love for Artkin.
(b) Miro's guilt over Artkin's death.
(c) Miro's hate of Artkin.
(d) Miro's problem with Kate.

6. How does the reader sense that Artkin's and Miro's relationship is different?
(a) Artkin chooses Miro over the others whenever possible.
(b) Miro sees that Artkin now hates him.
(c) Artkin is angry with Miro and showing it.
(d) There seems to be some affection between the two.

7. What does the General know about Ben?
(a) That Ben would do anything for him.
(b) He knew Ben would be tortured.
(c) He knew Ben would make him proud.
(d) Ben would be a coward.

8. Does the author provide some kind of closure for Kate's character and her family?
(a) No, the reader never knows what Kate's family thinks.
(b) Yes. Kate's life is explored in a different section of the novel.
(c) Yes. The author describes Kate's funeral.
(d) No. Kate is never avenged.

9. Besides just knowing about his son's behavior, what has the General also learned about his son?
(a) Ben is in love.
(b) Ben's emotional reactions to specific stimuli.
(c) Ben is not that intelligent.
(d) Ben is very smart.

10. What does he hope to do now that the mission is over?
(a) Miro hopes to find any surviving family members.
(b) Miro now hopes to continue his terrorist acts.
(c) He wants to stay in the US and learn more about the culture.
(d) He wants to change his life and make a family.

11. Who is shot by a sniper?
(a) Antibbe.
(b) Miro.
(c) Stoll.
(d) Artkin.

12. What does the General make sure that Ben had?
(a) The right message for the terrorists.
(b) Real information.
(c) False information to share.
(d) A sign of peace.

13. Why is Kate allowed to live?
(a) Artkin is attracted to her.
(b) She can help with the kids.
(c) She is easy on the eyes.
(d) Miro is attracted to her.

14. What has the military not figured out about capturing the terrorist leader?
(a) The stand off will not be over.
(b) The terrorists will now kill all of the children.
(c) The leader is not the heart of the movement.
(d) The terrorists will carry on even if their leader is dead.

15. Where were the children originally headed to on the bus?
(a) Day camp.
(b) To school.
(c) To a city park.
(d) A large playground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the other terrorists so mad at Miro?

2. How does Miro feel about this realization?

3. How had the General learned almost everything he knew about Ben?

4. How do the General's thoughts seem to be organized?

5. Where does Miro put Kate's body?

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