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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. The hijackers give the children candy, but what is wrong with it?
(a) The candy holds a lot of nutritents.
(b) The chemicals in the candy will prevent the children from going to the bathroom.
(c) It contains a drug to sedate them.
(d) It is laced with LSD.

2. How are the two characters' days contrasting with one another?
(a) Ben is fighting for the love of a girl, Miro is fighting for respect.
(b) Ben is living the normal American life, while Miro is fighting for his country's freedom.
(c) Miro longs to lead others, while Ben wishes to follow.
(d) Ben rushes between classes at school while Miro rushes to help Artkin kill others.

3. Why does this hijacking scare Miro?
(a) He does not trust Artkin.
(b) Because he has never done anything like this before.
(c) It is different than other terrorist activities he has been involved in.
(d) He wishes that Artkin would have chosen another location.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miro admire about Artkin?

2. What has Artkin promised to treat Miro as?

3. Where did Ben grow up?

4. Why do the terrorists take the dead child outside?

5. Why is Kate so happy with Raymond?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the terrorists get all the children to fall asleep?

2. When Ben's father arrives at Ben's dorm, what do the two men do?

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

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

5. How do events begin to take a turn for the worse?

6. Where do the terrorists take the children?

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

8. When Artkin summons Miro, what does he tell him about?

9. What do the events of the novel show to the reader?

10. When was the first time that Ben had learned about Inner Delta?

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