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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the other terrorists so mad at Miro?
(a) He does not act excited about their cause.
(b) He let Kate charm him.
(c) He did not search Kate.
(d) He is sloppy and careless,

2. Where does Miro put Kate's body?
(a) He leaves it in the woods.
(b) He buries it in a cemetery.
(c) In a river.
(d) In the school bus.

3. Because the van was wire tapped, what was the General forced to listen to?
(a) His son being tortured.
(b) The screams of children.
(c) The terrorists demands.
(d) His son giving him up.

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

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

6. Rather than warning Artkin, what does Miro do?
(a) Miro pushes the children into the line of fire.
(b) Miro grabs Kate as a human sheild.
(c) Miro runs into the woods by himself.
(d) He grabs Ben and tries to questions him further.

7. What causes mass confusion at the hijacking site?
(a) The hijackers are assaulted sooner than expected.
(b) Bombs go off.
(c) The attackers are not sure when they should attack the terrorists.
(d) All the hostages are found dead.

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

9. What does Kate realize about Artkin and Miro's relationship?
(a) Artkin is Miro's father.
(b) Artkin and Miro are brothers.
(c) Artkin is Miro's best friend.
(d) They must be related.

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

11. When Ben dies, what does he see himself as?
(a) No longer the General's son.
(b) A miserable person.
(c) Unhappy and weak.
(d) A coward.

12. What is finally revealed by the end of this section?
(a) Ben's hate for his father.
(b) Ben's choice to run away from his father.
(c) Ben's love for Nettie.
(d) Ben's involvement with Inner Delta.

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

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

15. What did the General know that Ben would do if he was captured?
(a) He knew that Ben would spill information.
(b) He knew that Ben would make a mistake.
(c) The General would be incredibly mad.
(d) He would create problems for

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about all of the children who have died?

2. How does Miro finally escape?

3. Besides just knowing about his son's behavior, what has the General also learned about his son?

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

5. What does Miro feel over Artkin?

(see the answer keys)

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