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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted the General to tell Ben the truth?
(a) Ben finds confidential papers and confronts his father.
(b) Ben's prooding.
(c) Ben's guilt.
(d) The General's wife forces him to tell Ben the truth.

2. What does Kate beg them to do?
(a) Spare the child.
(b) For the kids to be freed.
(c) She wants to be set free.
(d) She wants the terrorists to kill her instead.

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

4. Why did the General use Ben to go into the hijacking situation?
(a) He wanted to look good to his superiors.
(b) He hated his son.
(c) Ben wanted to be used.
(d) He needed to mislead the hijackers.

5. While everything happens, what happens to the helicopter?
(a) It explodes from a bomb.
(b) It keeps flying away.
(c) It crashes into the river.
(d) It crashes into the van.

6. What were Washington's orders for the General on the morning of the hijacking?
(a) To send the General into see the hostages.
(b) To leave Ben out of the hijacking situations.
(c) To send Ben as the messenger.
(d) To bomb the entire hostage camp.

7. What is Artkin's character perceived to be?
(a) A terrorist with a warm personality.
(b) An evil terrorist.
(c) A cold-blooded killer.
(d) A warm father figure.

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

9. Why is this object important?
(a) The object is worth a lot of money.
(b) Actually, the object is not important, the messenger is.
(c) It is very important because it serves as a momento.
(d) It was unique.

10. Who is Artkin shot by?
(a) An overhead helicopter.
(b) Miro, who is fed up with him.
(c) Ben, who has gotten a gun from a terrorists.
(d) A US fighter.

11. What does the reader learn about the General?
(a) The General loves his family very much.
(b) The General is ruthless.
(c) He wishes he never had a son.
(d) He chooses the country over his own son.

12. Who does Artkin shoot as he falls down?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Ben.
(c) Kate.
(d) Miro.

13. 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 very smart.
(d) Ben is not that intelligent.

14. Why is Raymond's death so sad?
(a) He came to his parents later in life.
(b) Another innocent was killed.
(c) Raymond did not die.
(d) Kate was forced to kill Raymond.

15. What is Miro doing before Kate tries to take off?
(a) Speaking with Artkin.
(b) Goes to the bathroom.
(c) Learn to drive the bus.
(d) Getting air outside of the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because the van was wire tapped, what was the General forced to listen to?

2. What does the reader begin to wonder about Ben?

3. What country do the terrorists seem to be fighting for?

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

5. Why don't the terrorists decide to kill Kate?

(see the answer keys)

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