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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ben very eager to find?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace with his father.
(d) Hope.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Kate wonder about in this section?
(a) Whether or not she can save the children.
(b) Her future.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her job.

5. How do the terrorists dispose of the dead body?
(a) They lower the body over the side of the bridge.
(b) They tie it up.
(c) They dump it in the river.
(d) They burn it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in the morning what does Miro wait for?

2. What has Miro never seen?

3. How does Miro cover the bus' windows?

4. Why is Ben excited and nervous to see his father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the terrorists hope to gain from the negotiations?

2. Why is Miro excited for this day?

3. What is Ben very eager to do?

4. What does the reader begin to understand about Miro as the events of the novel play out?

5. As Part 3 begins, what is Ben hoping happens?

6. What do the terrorists do with the child who has died?

7. Why does Kate get nervous about having the responsibility of saving the children that are on the bus?

8. As the novel begins, what is Ben Marchand waiting for?

9. What does the reader realize as the narration of the novel continues?

10. What does Ben remember about the morning of the hijacking?

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