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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 the General's name when he is doing Inner Delta business?
(a) Briggs.
(b) Ban.
(c) Bane.
(d) Brian.

2. How are Miro and Ben alike in a sense?
(a) They are both scared of other men who are in power.
(b) They both look very similar to one another.
(c) They are both young men who do not know how to deal with the problems they have been dealt.
(d) Miro, like Ben, is struggling to grow up and deal with adult problems.

3. To Ben, the day of the hijacking begins as __________________.
(a) A normal day.
(b) A horrible day.
(c) An awesome day.
(d) An exciting day.

4. Why is Ben excited and nervous to see his father?
(a) His father will be bringing his mother who he has not seen for a while.
(b) His father was very abusive. Ben is nervous.
(c) Is it the first time he has been able to see his father since the bus hijacking.
(d) His father has always been very important to him.

5. In what time period is the novel set?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge with negotiations with the military?

2. In Miro's life, who has died?

3. What is the driver now fighting for?

4. At what age was Miro expected to die?

5. Did Nettie seem to be in love with Ben?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is different about Miro and Ben?

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

4. What does Kate discover about Miro?

5. When Kate asks to take all of the children to the bathroom, what is she given instead?

6. Why is Miro excited about finally getting to participate with Artkin's plans?

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

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

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

10. Why doesn't Raymond fall asleep?

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